Will The Circle Be Unbroken is a Country album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 77 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Country
- Bluegrass
- stripped-back
- earnest
- pastoral
About
Twenty-eight years before <i>O Brother, Where Art Thou?</i>, West Coast country-rockers the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band brought old-school country and bluegrass to the modern-day mainstream by cutting a double album with first-gen country heroes (Roy Acuff, Maybelle Carter) and bluegrass originators (Jimmy Martin, Earl Scruggs). Tackling country classics mostly from the catalogs of the participants, the record bridges generations with its honest, unadorned acoustic feel and a torrent of timeless American tunes.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Grand Ole Opry Song2:59
- A2Keep On The Sunny Side3:35
- A3Nashville Blues3:10
- A4You Are My Flower3:35
- A5The Precious Jewel3:30
- A6Dark As A Dungeon2:45
Side B
- B1Tennessee Stud4:22
- B2Black Mountain Rag2:10
- B3Wreck On The Highway3:24
- B4The End Of The World3:53
- B5I Saw The Light3:45
Side C
- C1Sunny Side Of The Mountain2:23
- C2Nine Pound Hammer
- C3Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet)2:44
- C4Honky Tonkin'2:19
- C5You Don't Know My Mind2:45
- C6My Walkin' Shoes2:02
Side D
- D1Lonesome Fiddle Blues2:41
- D2Cannonball Rag1:15
- D3Avalanche2:50
- D4Flint Hill Special2:12
- D5Togary Mountain2:25
- D6Earl's Breakdown2:34
- D7Orange Blossom Special2:14
- D8Wabash Cannonball2:00
Side E
- E1Lost Highway3:37
- E2Doc Watson & Merle Travis: First Meeting (Dialogue)1:48
- E3Way Downtown3:30
- E4Down Yonder2:58
- E5Pins And Needles (In My Heart)2:53
- E6Honky Tonk Blues2:22
- E7Sailin' On To Hawaii2:00
Side F
- F1I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes4:25
- F2I Am A Pilgrim2:55
- F3Wildwood Flower3:34
- F4Soldier's Joy2:05
- F5Will The Circle Be Unbroken4:50
- F6Both Sides Now2:19
Credits
Performers
- Doc WatsonFEATURING BACKING VOCALS GUITAR
- Earl ScruggsFEATURING BANJO GUITAR
- Jimmy MartinFEATURING LEAD VOCALS GUITAR
- Maybelle CarterFEATURING LEAD VOCALS GUITAR
- Merle TravisFEATURING BACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Roy AcuffFEATURING LEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Junior HuskeyFEATURING BASS ARCO BASS
- Norman BlakeFEATURING
- Pete 'Oswald' KirbyFEATURING
- Vassar ClementsFEATURING FIDDLE LEAD GUITAR
- Jeff HannaFEATURING BACKING VOCALS GUITAR
- Jimmie FaddenFEATURING HARMONICA LEAD VOCALS
- Jimmy IbbotsonFEATURING BACKING VOCALS GUITAR
- John McEuenFEATURING BANJO MANDOLIN
- Les ThompsonFEATURING BACKING VOCALS MANDOLIN
- Gary ScruggsBACKING VOCALS
- Ray MartinBACKING VOCALS
- Roy HuskeyBASS
16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 77 pressings tracked on Gatefold