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# 20 BLUEGRASS FAVORITES 2

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Rural Rhythm Records has done it again: They have enabled us to hear classic bluegrass as it was played in its heyday by history s important bluegrass artists in their prime by re-releasing the old recordings on compact disc. This project, recorded only a short time after Red Smiley had split from his partner Don Reno, shows how the big boys do it.Remembering a little bit of this very important era of bluegrass history, we recall that Red Smiley and Don Reno we partners in Don Reno, Red Smiley and The Tennessee Cuts from 1951-1964. While they were together, they created a distinctive sound and memorable songs which are now an important part of bluegrass history. At the time of the recording in 1967, with Red fronting his own Blue Grass Cut-Ups, we find that the band was a bit different than with Red and Don were together. Red no longer has Don Reno s writing skills from which he could draw material and we also find that Red s band was somewhat more traditional in its songs and presentation of bluegrass music. Indeed, Reno had written over 400 tunes in his career. The conventional tunes the Blue Grass Cut-Ups we re doing is represented on this recording when it originally came out as a vinyl LP record album. Here Red and his band do standards such as Ain t Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I m Gone , Take Me In The Lifeboat , I ll Be No Stranger There , A Beautiful Life and many others we, forty years later, can recite from memory. With this band, Red Smiley and Gene Burris did most of the lead singing: Tater Tate did much of the baritone and bass signing. Even though this band is a little different that the Tennessee Cut-Ups, it didn t suffer at all from an inferior sound or lesser musicians. With Tater Tate on fiddle, Billy Edwards on banjo and sounding very much like Reno, John Palmer on bass and Gene Burris (a.k.a. Gene Burrows) on mandolin and guitar, they were among the best bluegrass bands the late 1960 s had to offer. At the time Uncle Jim O Neal made this recording (produced by Lee Sutton in Canton, Ohio), the Blue Grass Cut-Ups had a regular show at WWVA. Uncle Jim O Neal met Tater Tate there at the station. Tater Tate remembered, When I met him, he came down to WWVA one night when I was on the Jamboree there. I talked quite a bit with him there. As a matter of fact, that was when I was still with Red Smiley. That was the only time; actually, I had met with Uncle Jim in person. He had a vast interest in the music: he really did. Red Smiley s career was coming to a close in 1969 when he left the band to retire from music. Herschel Sizemore came to the band, Jim Eanes was hired as their lead singer and they changed their name to the Shenandoah Cut-Ups. Later incarnations of this band included Wes Golding, Tom McKinney, and Udell McPeake. The Shenandoah Cut-Ups ceased operating when Tater joined Lester Flatt s band in 1977. But retirement didn t suite Red Smiley very well so he asked Don Reno and Bill Harrell (with whom Reno had now partnered), if he could join then when his health permitted. They of course , said yes and, according to Mr. Reno in his autobiography, The last two years and five months that Red worked with me and Bill Harrell were the happiest years we spent together. Red Smiley died January 2, 1972. Barry WillisMusicians:RED SMILEY Guitar, Lead VocalBILLY EDWARDS - BanjoCLARENCE TATER TATE Fiddle, VocalGENE BURRIS Mandolin, Guitar, VocalJOHN PALMER Acoustic Bass

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Five Stars
  

*by L***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2016*

for all bluegrass lovers

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Enjoy and relive a classic bluegrass sound of yesteryear
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2007*

Playing Time - 38:12 -- With over 50 years in business, Rural Rhythm Records has built a catalog that connects many dots from past to present. Since its 1955 creation, Rural Rhythm has released hundreds of classic performances by many legendary bluegrass and old-time musicians such as J.E. Mainer, Don Reno, Red Smiley, Mac Wiseman, Vassar Clements, Hylo Brown, Bill Harrell, Jim Eanes, and many others. This album is part of that archival catalog. The label owes its Arcadia, California start to Uncle Jim O'Neal. whose vision was to release the music of many top bluegrass and old-time musicians in the 1950-70s, seeking success where Starday had failed by producing records of limited appeal by lesser known, albeit talented, musicians. Produced by Lee Sutton (the same visionary who captured the music of the legendary J.E. Mainer), this album captured some of the consistently high quality work of Red Smiley and his band.Prior to fronting the Bluegrass Cut-Ups, Red Smiley was with Don Reno, one of the of the pioneering first-generation bluegrass bands, very popular and influential throughout the 50s and 60s, but never as commercially successful as Flatt and Scruggs or Bill Monroe. Red Smiley brought his new group, the Bluegrass Cutups, to Rural Rhythm, with Tater Tate in Reno's place. Tater had already worked a spell with Bill Monroe before joining Red in 1965. Fans of traditional bluegrass could hardly go wrong with Red Smiley and the Bluegrass Cutups' original clear and sparkling albums (RR-160, 182, 211) that included hymns, instrumentals, novelty, bluegrass and even a few old pop songs, all handled with grace. This CD is a reissue of #182. Although not in stereo when originally released, RR-211 was showcased as "a model for all small-label productions." As part of Rural Rhythm's archive, Uncle Jim O'Neal liked to offer 20 tracks on the LPs originally issued. For CD, the music's been remastered by Ran Ballard. Liner notes are included from Barry Willis, author of "America's Music: Bluegrass.""20 Bluegrass Favorites, Volume II" is a great introduction to his band's music that was very well received (and quite eclectic) for the time. Don't expect elaborate arrangements or the same level of clarion studio recording quality we hear today. Rather, just enjoy and relive a classic bluegrass sound of yesteryear. Most of the cuts span about 2 minutes apiece. Just enjoy and relive a classic bluegrass sound of yesteryear. Red's health forced him into retirement in the late-60s. He was a warm and affable individual with a great personality. Smiley died on Jan. 2, 1972. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Five Stars
  

*by C***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2015*

all very good

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