Various – Rocky Top And Other Bluegrass Classics

Rocky Top And Other Bluegrass Classics is a 1999 various-artists compilation released on CMH Records, produced by Col. Jim Silvers. The collection opens with the Osborne Brothers' signature recording of "Rocky Top," the Tennessee anthem written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, and moves through classic bluegrass instrumentals and vocal numbers from genre pioneers including Benny Martin, The Stonemans, Merle Travis and Joe Maphis, Grandpa Jones, Don Reno, and Jim & Jesse. Mac Wiseman appears alongside the Osborne Brothers on two tracks, "I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home" and "Mountain Fever," while the set closes with the Osborne Brothers' rendition of the bluegrass standard "Kentucky Waltz." Running time is approximately 40 minutes across sixteen tracks. Tracklist # Artist Title 1 The Osborne Brothers Rocky Top 2 The Pinnacle Boys Sittin' On Top Of The World 3 Benny Martin Foggy Mountain Breakdown 4 Mac Wiseman & The Osborne Brothers I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home 5 The Stonemans Cripple Creek 6 Merle Travis & Joe Maphis Lonesome Road Blues 7 Grandpa Jones Tragic Romance 8 Billy Troy Cabin On The Hill 9 Don Reno Skyline Drive 10 Mac Wiseman & The Osborne Brothers Mountain Fever 11 The Bluegrass Cardinals I Wonder Where You Are Tonight 12 The Smith Brothers Bluegrass Orchestra Little Footprints In The Snow 13 Boudleaux & Felice Bryant I Hear Kentucky Calling Me 14 The Osborne Brothers I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky 15 Jim & Jesse Paradise 16 The Osborne Brothers Kentucky Waltz