The New South, J.D. Crowe and the New South's 1975 Rounder Records debut, is one of the most consequential albums in bluegrass history and a founding document of what would become known as new grass or progressive bluegrass. Crowe assembled a band of extraordinary young talent — including Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, and Bobby Slone — whose collective ambition and instrumental facility pushed the genre's harmonic and rhythmic possibilities outward without abandoning its structural core. The track selection ranges from Gordon Lightfoot's "Summer Wages" to Ian Tyson's "Some Old Day" alongside original material, signaling a generation's willingness to draw from all of American folk and country music. The album launched the solo careers of nearly everyone involved.
Tracklist
- 1 Old Home Place 2:48
- 2 Some Old Day 2:31
- 3 Rock Salt and Nails 3:05
- 4 Sally Goodin 3:19
- 5 Ten Degrees 2:20
- 6 Ten Degrees 2:28
- 7 Nashville Blues 3:30
- 8 You Are What I Am 2:24
- 9 Summer Wages 4:29
- 10 I'm Walkin' 2:12
- 11 Home Sweet Home Revisited 3:24
- 12 Cryin’ Holy 2:18