Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass Tribute To 46-47 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

As one of bluegrass music's most recognized ambassadors, Ricky Skaggs has always felt compelled to educate today's listener about bluegrass music's rich history. Alongside his a award winning band Kentucky Thunder, Skaggs offers up HONORING THE FATHERS OF BLUEGRASS TRIBUTE TO 1946 AND '47 to pay tribute to the music that shaped his life and career. Blistering bluegrass tunes such as InchIt's Mighty Dark to TravelInch and InchBluegrass BreakdownInch showcase the masterful instrumental standard set by their originators while delicate arrangements of InchWhen You're LonelyInch, InchToy HeartInch and InchRemember the CrossInch capture the magic and authenticity of their original recordings. Some of bluegrass music's most legendary performers lend a hand as well. Earl Scruggs, the only surviving member of the Inchoriginal bluegrass bandInch, adds his fiery banjo to InchGoin Back to Old KentuckyInch, while another former bluegrass boy, Del McCoury, brings his unmistakable tenor to InchThe Old CrossroadInch. Album Tracks 1. Goin' Back to Old Kentucky 2. When You're Lonely 3. Toy Heart 4. It's Mighty Dark to Travel 5. Mother's Only Sleeping 6. Bluegrass Breakdown 7. Little Cabin Home on the Hill 8. Mansions for Me 9. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong 10. Why Did You Wander 11. Remember the Cross 12. The Old Crossroad