The Country Gentlemen

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The Country Gentlemen

The Country Gentlemen were a bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s in the area of Washington, DC, United States, and recorded and toured with various members until the death in 2004 of Charlie Waller, one of the group's founders who in its later years served as the group's "focal point and leader."[1]
"The Classic" line-up of the Country Gentlemen from 1960-64, consisting of co-founders Charlie Waller on guitar and John Duffey on mandolin, with Eddie Adcock on banjo and Tom Gray on bass, were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1996.[1]
Members
The band started on July 4, 1957[1] as a replacement group for Buzz Busby’s Bayou Boys when several members of that band were injured in a car accident. The band’s original members were Charlie Waller on guitar and lead vocals, John Duffey on mandolin and tenor vocals, Bill Emerson on banjo and baritone vocals, and Larry Lahey on bass. After a few early changes, the band settled into a somewhat permanent lineup consisting of Waller, Duffey, Eddie Adcock on banjo, and Tom Gray on bass.
They toured both the Bluegrass and Folk circuits during the 1950s and 1960's, until just as the band was scheduled to tour Japan, Duffey quit, citing his fear of flying. Jimmy Gaudreau was brought in on mandolin. Adcock and Gray both departed the band in the next two years.
Charlie Waller assembled the "second generation" of the Country Gentlemen soon after, with Bill Emerson returning on banjo, Doyle Lawson on mandolin, Bill Yates on bass and Ricky Skaggs on fiddle. The band also switched labels from Rebel to Vanguard. Emerson left again to join the Navy after one album, and was replaced by James Bailey. Jerry Douglas joined the band during the summer of 1973 and in 1974, after graduating from high school in May 1974, stayed with the band playing the Dobro at that time. He continued with the band until June 1975. He rejoined the band in May 1978 and was with the band until December 1978.
In the band's later years Charlie Waller served as the group's "focal point and leader" until his death in August 2004.[1]
Material
The Country Gentlemen play music ranging from traditional bluegrass to pop, sometimes adapting music from other genres to their bluegrass style. They also borrowed from the folk genre with songs such as Gordon Lightfoot's "Redwood Hill" and Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans."
Several of the band’s songs ("Two Little Boys," "Bringing Mary Home," "New Freedom Bell," "Matterhorn," "Fox on the Run," "Legend of the Rebel Soldier," and many others) have become bluegrass standards.[citation needed]
Discography

• Country Songs, Old and New (Folkways, 1960)
• Folk Songs & Bluegrass (Folkways, 1961)
• Bluegrass at Carnegie Hall (Starday, 1962)
• Blue Grass Hootenanny (Design, 1963)
• On The Road (Folkways, 1963)
• Folk Session Inside (Mercury, 1963)
• Bringing Mary Home (Rebel, 1966)
• The Traveler (Rebel, 1968)
• Play It Like It Is (Rebel, 1969)
• New Look, New Sound (Rebel, 1970)
• One Wide River To Cross (Rebel, 1971)
• Sound Off (Rebel, 1971)
• The Award Winning Country Gentlemen (Rebel, 1972)
• Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains (Folkways, 1973)
• Yesterday & Today Volume 1 (Rebel, 1973)
• Yesterday & Today Volume 2 (Rebel, 1973)
• The Country Gentlemen feat. Ricky Skaggs (Vanguard, 1973)
• Yesterday & Today Volume 3 (Rebel, 1974)
• Remembrances & Forecasts (Vanguard, 1974)
• Live In Japan (Seven Seas, 1975)
• Joe's Last Train (Rebel, 1976)
• Calling My Children Home (Rebel, 1978)
• 25 Years (Rebel, 1980)
• Sit Down, Young Stranger (Sugar Hill, 1980)
• River Bottom (Sugar Hill, 1981)
• Good As Gold (Sugar Hill, 1983)
• Return Engagement (Rebel, 1988)
• Classic Country Gents Reunion (Sugar Hill, 1989)
• Nashville Jail (Copper Creek, 1990)
• Let The Light Shine Down (Rebel, 1991)
• New Horizon (Rebel, 1992)
• Sugar Hill Collection (Sugar Hill, 1995)
• Souvenirs (Rebel, 1995)
• Early Rebel Recordings: 1962-1971 {Box Set} (Rebel, 1998)
• High Lonesome (Starday, 1998)
• Crying In The Chapel (Freeland, 2001)
• On The Road...And More (Smithsonian Folkways, 2001)
• Complete Vanguard Recordings (Vanguard, 2002)
• 45 Years Of Memories (Pinecastle, 2002)
• Songs Of The American Spirit (Pinecastle, 2004)
• Live From The Stage Of The Roanoake Bluegrass Festival(ZAP ZLP-101-B (a product of REBEL RECORDING CO.)year N/A

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Country Gentleman – On The Road (and More)



Total Time: 1:01:15
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Tracklist:

1. Handsome Molly
2. The Sunny Side of Life
3. Poor Ellen Smith
4. The Long Black Veil
5. Grandfather's Clock
6. Ain't Got No Home
7. Heartaches
8. Little Glass of Wine
9. Walking In Jerusalem (Just Like John)
10. I Am a Pilgrim
11. A Letter to Tom
12. Rawhide
13. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
14. I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow
15. A Letter to Tom
16. John Hardy
17. The Fields Have Turned Brown
18. These Men of God
19. Little Sparrow


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Country Gentleman – Sugar Hill Collection



Total Time: 54:04
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Tracklist:
1. Come Sit By The River
2. Meet Me Over On The Other Side
3. The Likes Of You
4. Darby's Castle
5. Sit Down Young Stranger
6. It's Just Like Heaven
7. For The First Time
8. South Elm Street
9. Blue Ridge Mountains Turning Green
10. The Lonely Dancer
11. Riverboat Fantasy
12. God's Coloring Book
13. River Bottom
14. Coal, Black Gold
15. The In Crowd
16. Electricity
17. I'm Lonesome Without You
18. Loving Her Was Easier Than Anything I'Ll Ever...
19. Things In Life
20. Honey Don'T


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Country Gentleman – Bluegrass At Carnegie Hall (1962)



Total Time: 40:09
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Tracklist:
01 - I Know I've Lost You
02 - Nobody's Business
03 - Down Where The Still Waters Flow
04 - Country Concert
05 - A Letter To Tom
06 - Two Little Boys
07 - These Men Of God
08 - Red Rockin' Chair
09 - I'll Never Marry
10 - Willie Roy The Cripple Boy
11 - Sunrise
12 - Silence Or Tears
13 - New Freedom Bell
14 - The Church Back Home


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Country Gentleman- (1963)-Bluegrass Country(akaBluegrass Hootenanny)



Total Time: 29:24
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Tracklist:
01 - Nine Pound Hammer
02 - East Virginia Blues
03 - Eddie On The Freeway
04 - Pallet On The Floor
05 - Katy Dear
06 - Knoxville Girl
07 - Nearer My God To Thee
08 - Red Wing
09 - 500 Miles
10 - You Left Me Alone


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The Country Gentleman – The Shamrock, Washington DC ( 1963-11-26 )



Charlie Waller, guitar
Eddie Adcock, banjo
John Duffey, mandolin
Tom Gray, bass

376 Mb
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Disc 1:
01 - Warming Up
02 - It's Mighty Dark To Travel
03 - Chatter
04 - I Miss You All The Time
05 - Chatter
06 - Daybreak In Dixie
07 - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
08 - This Land Is Your Land
09 - Heavenward Bound
10 - Wildwood Flower
11 - Tuning
12 - Hit Parade Of Love
13 - Sittin' On Top Of The World
14 - Chatter
15 - The Fields Have Turned Brown
16 - Chatter
17 - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
18 - Chatter
19 - There Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
20 - Remembrance Of You
21 - Chatter
22 - Six White Horses
23 - The Sweetest Gift Is Mother's Smile
Disc 2:
01 - Jimmy Brown The Newsboy
02 - Chatter
03 - Another Broken Heart
04 - There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
05 - Chatter
06 - Preachin', Prayin', Singin'
07 - Cabin In Gloryland
08 - Chatter
09 - Faded Love
10 - Chatter
11 - Unknown Instrumental
12 - Chatter
13 - I'll Never Take No For An Answer
14 - God Is Calling You Today
15 - Chatter
16 - Panhandle Country
17 - John Hardy
18 - Warming Up
19 - Unknown Intrumental
20 - Valley Of Peace
21 - Chatter
22 - Old Love Letters
23 - Chatter
24 - When I Stop Dreaming
25 - Chatter
26 - Good Old Mountain Dew
27 - Jimmy Brown The Newsboy
28 – Outro
Disc 3
01 - Country Boy Rock And Roll
02 - Chatter
03 - May You Never Be Alone Like Me
04 - Chatter
05 - Little Bessie
06 - Chatter
07 - Hills And Home
08 - When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall
09 - Chatter
10 - Devils's Dream
11 - Electricity
12 - Chatter
13 - These Men Of God
14 - John Henry
15 - The Happy Sunny Side Of Life
16 – Instrumental



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Country Gentleman –(1963)– Folk Session Inside



Total Time: 35:48
mp3 brt: 320 kbps
rar: 80.5 Mb
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Tracklist:
01 - Bluebirds Are Singing For Me
02 - Sad And Lonesome Day
03 - The Girl Behind The Bar
04 - Can't You Here Me Calling
05 - The School House Fire
06 - Night Walk
07 - Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party
08 - The Galveston Flood
09 - The Young Fisherwoman
10 - This Morning At Nine
11 - I Am Weary
12 – Heartaches



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Country Gentleman – (1965) – Songs of the Pioneers

Total Time: 33:51
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Tracklist
01 - Streets Of Laredo
02 - The Timber Trail
03 - Lander Valley
04 - I Still Do
05 - In The Arms Of An Old Rockin' Chair
06 - Oklahoma In The Morning
07 - Tumbling Tumbleweeds
08 - Teardrops In My Heart
09 - Cool Water
10 - The Land Beyond The Sun
11 - In A Little Spanish Mission
12 - Dust Devils


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Country Gentleman – (1966) – Bringing Mary Home



Charlie Waller - guitar
Eddy Adcock - Banjo
John Duffey - Mandolin
Ed Ferris - Bass

Total Time: 31:06
mp3 brt: 320 kbps
rar: 67.0 Mb


Tracklist:
01 - Bringing Mary Home
02 - Down Where The River Bends
03 - Battle Hymn Of The Republic
04 - Banks Of The Ohio
05 - Brown Mountain Light
06 - Northbound
07 - This World Is No Place To Live
08 - Girl From The North Country
09 - Cold Wind A Blowin'
10 - Spanish Two Step
11 - Uncle Joe
12 - Let The Light Shine Down


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Country Gentleman – (1966) – The Traveler & Other Favorites



Total Time: 34:23
mp3 brt: 320 kbps
rar: 71.1 Mb


Tracklist:
01 - The Border Incident
02 - Johnny Reb
03 - The Traveler
04 - Baby Blue
05 - Exodus
06 - Working on the Road
07 - Many A Mile
08 - Matterhorn
09 - Buffalo Girls
10 - Amelia Earhart
11 - Dark As A Dungeon
12 - Beautiful Life



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Country Gentlemen - (1969) - New Look New Sound



Total Time: 32:52
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Tracklist:
01 - The Sentence
02 - Where I'm Bound
03 - To The Rescue
04 - Rodger Young
05 - Green Green Grass Of Home
06 - Along The Way
07 - Let's
08 - Rambling Boy
09 - Gentlemen's Concerto
10 - Take Me To The Valley
11 - Fare-Thee-Well Cisco
12 - Preaching, Praying, Singing


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