Cuttin’ Grass: Osborne Brothers Style was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville between 8 and 11 January 1963 and issued by MGM in December 1963 as E-4149, with Jim Vienneau as producer. The Osborne Brothers had recorded for MGM since 1956, and in 1963 they signed with Decca. Sonny Osborne played banjo and Bobby Osborne mandolin, with Ray Edenton and Grady Martin among the guitarists and Willie Ackerman on drums. Benny Birchfield, who sang with the brothers on every vocal track, played a second banjo on two numbers, “Ruby, Are You Mad” and “Sour Wood Mountain,” and guitar on the others.
“Ruby, Are You Mad” was the song of their first MGM single in 1956, credited to Cousin Emmy, and it was the first time twin banjos were used on a bluegrass recording. Among the other eleven songs, BGD credits “May You Never Be Alone” to Hank Williams, “Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On” to Hank Locklin, “Bluegrass Music’s Really Gone to Town” to Justin Tubb, “New Partner Waltz” to Ira and Charlie Louvin, “Memories Never Die” to Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, “Worried Man Blues” to A.P. Carter, “White Lightning” to J.P. Richardson and “Night Train to Memphis” to Marvin Hughes, Beasley Smith and Owen Bradley. “Ballad of Jed Clampett” is credited to Paul Henning, and “Sour Wood Mountain” to Sonny and Bobby Osborne with Birchfield.
Tracklist
- 1 Sweet thing 3:00
- 2 Ruby Are You Mad alt version 3:37
- 3 May you never be alone 3:17
- 4 Ballad of Jed Clampett 2:08
- 5 Sour wood mountain 2:01
- 6 Send me the pillow that you dream on 3:06
- 7 Bluegrass music's really gone to town 2:26
- 8 Night Train to Memphis Source Recording 2:21
- 9 New partner waltz 2:26
- 10 Memories never die 2:30
- 11 Worried Man Blues alt version 2:19
- 12 White lightning 2:40
