Name: The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman *
Brand: Rounder Select
SKU: 18003
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The Ultimate Collection

Rating

Album: The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman *
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Salty Dog Blues	More Info...
2)	Borrowed Love	More Info...
3)	Earl's Breakdown	More Info...
4)	Streamlined Cannonball	More Info...
5)	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere	More Info...
6)	Soldier's Joy	More Info...
7)	In The Pines	More Info...
8)	Doin' My Time	More Info...
9)	Sittin' On Top Of The World	More Info...
10)	Sally Gooding	More Info...
11)	Foggy Mountain Rock	More Info...
12)	You Are My Flower	More Info...
13)	Bound In Jail All Night Long	More Info...
14)	Black Mountain Blues	More Info...
15)	Step It Up And Go	More Info...
16)	Ballad Of Jed Clampett	More Info...
17)	Foggy Mountain Breakdown	More Info...
18)	Lonesome Ruben	More Info...

Album: The Ultimate Collection: Live at the Ryman *
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Salty Dog Blues	More Info...
2)	Borrowed Love	More Info...
3)	Earl's Breakdown	More Info...
4)	Streamlined Cannonball	More Info...
5)	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere	More Info...
6)	Soldier's Joy	More Info...
7)	In The Pines	More Info...
8)	Doin' My Time	More Info...
9)	Sittin' On Top Of The World	More Info...
10)	Sally Gooding	More Info...
11)	Foggy Mountain Rock	More Info...
12)	You Are My Flower	More Info...
13)	Bound In Jail All Night Long	More Info...
14)	Black Mountain Blues	More Info...
15)	Step It Up And Go	More Info...
16)	Ballad Of Jed Clampett	More Info...
17)	Foggy Mountain Breakdown	More Info...
18)	Lonesome Ruben	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Earl Scruggs (vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo); Jon Randall, Randy Scruggs (vocals, acoustic guitar); John Jorgenson (vocals, electric guitar, mandolin, clarinet); Hoot Hester (vocals, fiddle); Gary Scruggs (vocals); Rob Ickes (dobro); John Gardner (drums).
Audio Mixer: Gary Paczosa.
Liner Note Authors: Eddie Stubbs; Jay Orr.
Recording information: Ryman.
Photographers: David Schenk; Se¤or McGuire.
Despite having appeared on the stage of Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in 1945 as one of Bill Monroe's most legendary Bluegrass Boys, Earl Scruggs never actually headlined his own show there until 2007. Backed by his Family & Friends band, Scruggs--at the tender age of 83--rips into his banjo neck with the expressive three-fingered style that changed the course of American music with nary a beat skipped. The band--charged with the unenviable task of keeping up with Scruggs's breakneck pace--match the legend lick for lick, most notably dobro ace Rob Ickes and guitarist Randy Scruggs (Earl's son). Also featuring Gary Scruggs, Hoot Hester, John Jorgenson, and Jon Randall, the loose set brings a rollicking just-a-bunch-of-guys-jamming air to the most hallowed stage in countrydom.
The night has many winners--including Scruggs faves like "Ballad of Jed Clampett" and "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," Appalachian standards like "Soldier's Joy" and "In the Pines," and the Carter Family's "You Are My Flower," featuring Scruggs on acoustic guitar. Bluegrass purists be warned: Scruggs & Co. throw some curves via Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," drums, and cameos by an electric guitar and a clarinet.

Professional Reviews

Dirty Linen (p.39) - "[I]t's Earl Scruggs' masterful three-finger banjo picking that really shines. Though he was 83 years old at the time of the concert, he's lost none of the passion or imagination of his groundbreaking playing of the past."