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Summer Wages

Source Recording: J.D. Crowe and the New South (1975)

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Key B Time 4/4

Verse × 6

B / /B /

E / /E /

B / /B /

G♯m / F♯ /

B / /B /

E / /E /

B / G♯m /

F♯ / B /

Song Details

Songwriter

Ian Tyson

First Release

Ian and Sylvia (1967)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Singer-Songwriter Classic Bluegrass

Themes

Rambling Gambling

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

J.D. Crowe and the New South

Album

The New South cover

The New South (1975)

Key B Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 129 BPM Length 4:29

Musicians

Tony Rice — Lead Vocals, Guitar
Ricky Skaggs — Backup Vocals, Mandolin
J.D. Crowe — Backup Vocals, Banjo
Jerry Douglas — Dobro
Bobby Slone — Bass

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Other Notable Recordings

Tony Rice

Summer Wages

Native American (1988) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

Ian and Sylvia

Summer Wages

Long Long Time (2006) Discogs

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Musicians

Greg Blake

Summer Wages

Songs of Heart and Home (2015)

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