A Song for Everyone (Rebel Records REB-1655, 1987) is a late-career studio album from Virginia-born guitarist and vocalist Bill Harrell and his Virginians, recorded in Roanoke. Harrell plays guitar and sings lead; Darrell Sanders plays banjo and resonator guitar; Paul Adkins plays mandolin; Ward Stout, Carl Nelson, and Travis Whetzel each contribute fiddle; and Ed Ferris holds the bass. Harrell, who built his reputation as a sideman with Don Reno and others before leading his own band, maintained the traditional Virginia bluegrass identity that anchored his long performing career. The three-fiddle configuration gives the album an unusually full string-section texture for a small-ensemble bluegrass recording, and the project documents a working band comfortable with the traditional repertoire and capable of supporting Harrell's direct, unpretentious vocal style.
Tracklist
- 1 Walking In The Early Morning Dew 3:01
- 2 On Whiskey Mountain 2:23
- 3 Fire On The North Ridge Tonight 2:09
- 4 Cold November Rain 3:38
- 5 I Want To Go Back To The Mountains 3:03
- 6 Do You Remember? 3:12
- 7 Come Back Little Pal alt version 3:05
- 8 Mary Of The Wild Moor 3:30
- 9 Story Of Virgil Carter 3:00
- 10 Blue Virginia Blues alt version 4:06
- 11 Freight Train Boogie alt version 2:55
- 12 Lonesome With Heartaches 2:55
- 13 Sonny Boy 2:48
- 14 I Can Hear Virginia Calling Me 3:17
- 15 Wreck of the Old 97 alt version 2:30
- 16 Kentucky Is Just A Smile Away 4:04
- 17 The Angels Will Be Taking Care Of You 3:25
- 18 Reno Bound 2:28
