Livin' in the Past captures the Kentucky Colonels, the band that formed around Roland and Clarence White and played a central role in the West Coast bluegrass scene of the early 1960s. Clarence White's flat-picking guitar work, which would later revolutionize the instrument's role in country and rock contexts through his work with the Byrds, is the central attraction here. Roland White's mandolin playing and vocals anchored the vocal blend, while the ensemble represented a California take on Kentucky bluegrass that was technically exacting without losing the music's essential earthiness.
Tracklist
- 1 Fire on the Mountain alt version 2:03
- 2 If You're Ever Gonna Love Me 3:10
- 3 Julius Finkbine's Rag 5:03
- 4 Dark Hollow alt version 2:57
- 5 He Said If I Be Lifted Up alt version 2:38
- 6 Memphis Special 1:57
- 7 Shuckin’ the Corn alt version 2:06
- 8 Angel of Death 2:48
- 9 Barefoot Nellie alt version 2:03
- 10 Reuben alt version 2:53
- 11 Hard Hearted alt version 2:32
- 12 Chug-a-Lug 3:10
- 13 Journey's End (A Life in Sorrow) 2:49
- 14 Sheik of Araby 2:49
- 15 A Good Woman's Love 2:54
- 16 Listen to the Mockin' Bird 5:12
- 17 Old Joe Clark alt version 2:33
- 18 Jordan 2:10
- 19 Shady Grove alt version 1:42
- 20 Ocean of Diamonds alt version
