Bluegrass 1963 (Rural Rhythm RHY 1058) is a live recording of Don Reno and Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley and the Tennessee Cut-Ups, captured from their daily Top O' the Morning television program on WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Virginia, on September 19, 1963, and released decades later from kinescopes by Ronnie Reno. Reno plays banjo and sings; Smiley plays guitar and sings lead; Ronnie Reno plays mandolin; Mack Magaha plays fiddle; John Palmer holds the bass; and Steve Chapman plays guitar. Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley appear as guests, joining Reno for a twin-banjo "Home Sweet Home." The recording documents the Tennessee Cut-Ups in the informal broadcast context that captured a settled, technically commanding performance distinct from their King Records studio sessions.
Tracklist
- 1 Love Please Come Home alt version 2:20
- 2 Down Yonder alt version 3:34
- 3 In the Pines alt version 3:10
- 4 Home Sweet Home alt version 3:30
- 5 Over In The Gloryland 2:31
- 6 Bare Foot Nellie 1:45
- 7 Nine Pound Hammer alt version 2:55
- 8 John Henry alt version 3:12
- 9 Wouldn't Change You If I Could 1:58
- 10 Panhandle Country 1:52
- 11 Whispering Hope 2:23
- 12 You Comb Her Hair Every Morning 2:37
- 13 Arkansas Traveler alt version 3:04
- 14 I'm Using My Bible For A Road Map 2:29
- 15 I'm The Talk Of The Town 2:31
- 16 Fisher’s Hornpipe alt version 2:48
- 17 I Know You’re Married alt version 2:14
- 18 The Ballad of Jed Clampett alt version 2:24
