Track Listing 1. Martin and the Coys, The 2. Down the Road of Life 3. Last Mile of the Way, The 4. Nobody's Darling on Earth 5. What It Means to Be Lonesome 6. Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail 7. Trouble in Mind 8. Frankie and Johnnie 9. Intoxicated Rat 10. Ace in the Hole 11. Old Rocking Chair, An 12. In the Shade of the Old Apple Three 13. Somebody Is Waiting for You 14. Diamond in the Rough 15. Mary Don't Go 16. Prisoner's Dream 17. Just a Rose Will Do 18. If You Don't Like Your Uncle Sammy 19. Darlin' Nelly Across the Sea 20. Budded Roses
| Details | | Distributor: | Ryko Distribution | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Hylo Brown (vocals, guitar); Sid Campbell (guitar, dobro); Roy Ross (mandolin). Liner Note Author: Barry R. Willis. 20 Old-Time Favorites are late-'60s recordings by this early bluegrass and country music institution, and although he had already been playing professionally for three decades, Hylo Brown sounds neither worn out nor unenthusiastic about doing things the old-fashioned way. While the bluegrass world was going progressive all around them, Brown and his Blue Ridge Mountain Boys stick to the basics, keep the tempos reasonable and the solos within the easily recognizable perimeters of the basic chords. Listeners who enjoy country music, old-timey, or bluegrass should check out this artist if they haven't discovered him already. He combines some of the best aspects of all these musics into his own unique style. The rich sentimentality and ironic humor of country & western lyrics is blended with an instrumental sound that is heavy on the acoustic axes associated with bluegrass, such as banjo and dobro, handled with aplomb by Sid Campbell and Dale Brotherington, respectively. Two of the best tracks come right in a row, namely the abbreviated "Intoxicated Rat" and the profound "Ace in the Hole." ~ Eugene Chadbourne
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