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Mary Karr/Rodney Crowell: Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell

1 CD / Vanguard / 2012-06-05

Tracks: Anything But Tame; If the Law Don't Want You; Just Pleasing You; God I'm Missing You; I'm a Mess; Momma's on a Roll; Sister Oh Sister; My Father's Advice; Long Time Girl Gone By; Hungry for Home
Artists: Mary Karr/Rodney Crowell

Audio Mixer: Ryan Freeland.

Liner Note Author: Mary Karr.

Photographer: Deborah Feingold.

Kin marks an unusual recorded collaboration between songwriter Rodney Crowell and best-se...continue...

George Jones: The Hits

2 CD / Vanguard / 2011-11-01

Tracks: Grand Tour, The; If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me Her Memory Will; Tall Tall Trees; White Lightning; I Always Get Lucky With You; Once You've Had The Best; These Days I Barely Get By; Window Up Above, The; ...
Artists: George Jones

Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (PolyGram Studios).

Country singer, legend, and icon George Jones was first discovered by record producer Pappy Daily, who signed him to his local Texas label S...continue...

Joey + Rory: Album Number Two [Digipak]

1 CD / Vanguard / 2010-09-14

Tracks: Album Number Two; That's Important to Me; All You Need Is Me; Born to Be Your Woman; Baby I'll Come Back to You; God Help My Man; Horse Nobody Could Ride, The; Farm to Fame; Where Jesus Is; You Ain't...
Artists: Joey + Rory

Album Number Two is the second studio album from country music duo Joey + Rory. The album was released on September 14, 2010, viaVanguard Records...continue...
Audio Mixer: Luke Wooten.

Recording information: LOUD Recording Studios; Starstruck Studios; Station West; The Sound Station.

Photographer: Bryan Allen .

After years of struggling...continue...

Chely Wright: Lifted Off the Ground

1 CD / Vanguard / 2010-05-04

Tracks: Broken; Heavenly Days; Hang Out in Your Heart; Notes to the Coroner; Snow Globe; Like Me; That Train; Damn Liar; Wish Me Away; Object of Your Rejection; Shadows of Doubt
Artists: Chely Wright

2010 release from the Country singer/songwriter, produced by Rodney Crowell. Lifted Off the Ground may be Chely Wright's seventh album, but on a number of...continue...
Audio Mixer: Peter Coleman.

Recording information: Flearoy's House Of No Low End.

Photographer: Michael Granberry.

In the late 1990s, Chely Wright had number one singles and Top T...continue...

Merle Haggard: I Am What I Am

1 CD / Vanguard / 2010-04-20

Tracks: I've Seen It Go Away; Pretty When It's New; Oil Tanker Train; Live and Love Always; Road to My Heart, The; How Did You Find Me Here; We're Falling in Love Again; Bad Actor; Down at the End of the Roa...
Artists: Merle Haggard

2010 album from the Country legend. I Am What I Am bristles with all the arresting qualities for which this unrivaled artist is prized. Every...continue...
Liner Note Author: Theresa Lane Haggard.

Recording information: Hag's Studio.

Photographer: Travis Huggett.

Perhaps there's a measure of defiance in the title of Merle Haggard's 2...continue...

Mindy Smith: My Holiday

1 CD / Vanguard / 2008-08-04

Tracks: My Holiday; Christmas Song, The; Santa Will Find You; Follow the Shepherd Home; What Are You Doing New Year's Eve; Away in a Manger; I Know the Reason; Silver Bells; I'll Be Home For Christmas; It Re...
Artists: Mindy Smith

2007 Christmas collection is a mix of new and traditional compositions. 11 tracks including 'Come Around,' 'Santa Will Find You,' 'The Christmas Song,' 'Silver Bells,'...continue...
Mindy Smith's take on country-steeped Americana succeeds on the merits of her warm, intimate delivery and sophisticated touch. MY HOLIDAY, a Christmas album, benefits from those qualities, and makes l...continue...

Deana Carter: The Chain

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-10-09

Tracks: Crying; Help Me Make It Through the Night; Love Is Like a Butterfly; Boxer, The; Lay Lady Lay; Weight, The; I'm Not Lisa; Swinging; On the Road Again; Good Hearted Woman; He Still Thinks I Care; Old ...
Artists: Deana Carter

With help from Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Harper Simon, Jessi Colter, John Anderson, Willie Nelson, Shooter Jennings and George Jones, Deana delivers her second release...continue...
Though she has preferred to maintain her own career as a singer-songwriter without riding her father's coattails, Deana Carter recognizes, like many others, that her father, Fred Carter Jr., has been ...continue...

Kim Richey: Chinese Boxes

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-07-10

Tracks: Jack and Jill; Chinese Boxes; Drift; Absence of Your Company, The; Turn Me; I Will Follow; Something to Say; Not a Love Like This; Another Day; Pretty Picture
Artists: Kim Richey

A collection of 10 beautifully crafted and soulful songs make up Chinese Boxes, the first studio album in five years and the Vanguard debut from...continue...
On her first album for Vanguard Records, alternative country singer-songwriter Kim Richey hits for the fences: recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios with producer Giles Martin, CHINESE BOXES is less...continue...

Ramblin' Jack Elliott: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: 1913 Massacre; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Don't Think Twice, It's All Right; John Hardy; Guabi Guabi; House of the Rising Sun; Black Snake Moan; Roving Gambler; Diamond Joe; I Got a Woman
Artists: Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Though not so much a songwriter himself, Ramblin' Jack Elliott's interpretations of traditional songs and his cowboy/folk stylings--modeled after Woody Guthrie--created a sensation in both the British...continue...

John McEuen: Vanguard Visionaries *

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Return to Dismal Swamp; Acoustic Travellers; Miner's Night Out; Shuckin' the Corn; I Am a Pilgrim; Mr. Bojangles; Red Wing; Moonlight Dancing; Journey Through Dixie; Ballad of Jed Clampett, The
Artists: John McEuen

John McEuen was a formative influence on the progressive bluegrass, country rock, and pop genres. He essentially introduced the mandolin and the banjo as regular entities in mainstream music, both as ...continue...

Alison Brown: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Leaving Cottondale; Simple Pleasure; Wolf Moon; Shoot the Dog; Chicken Road; View From Above; Look Left; Cara's Way (The Litte People); G Bop; Without Anastasia
Artists: Alison Brown

Singer and bluegrass banjo specialist Alison Brown released only four albums during her brief stint on the Vanguard label, but her solid 10-track entry in the VANGUARD VISIONARIES series is a perfect ...continue...

Mindy Smith: Long Island Shores

1 CD / Vanguard / 2006-10-10

Tracks: Out Loud; Little Devil; Edge of Love; Please Stay; Tennessee; I'm Not the Only One Asking; What If the World Stops Turning; You Just Forgot; You Know I Love You Baby; Out of Control; Long Island Shor...
Artists: Mindy Smith

Singer/songwriter's sophomore album is a follow-up to her stellar debut One Moment More. Los Angeles, CA-On the heels of her critically acclaimed Vanguard Records debut,...continue...
Personnel: Mindy Smith (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano); Lex Price (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tenor guitar, banjo, mandolin); Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar); Jonatha...continue...

Yonder Mountain String Band: Yonder Mountain String Band

1 CD / Vanguard / 2006-05-09

Tracks: Sidewalk Stars; I Ain't Been Myself in Years; How 'Bout You?; Angel; Fastball; East Nashville Easter; Just the Same; Classic Situation; Night Out; Midwest Gospel Radio; Troubled Mind; Wind's on Fire
Artists: Yonder Mountain String Band

Progressive acoustic phenom, Yonder Mountain String Band, take the music to the next level with the release of the self-titled debut on Vanguard Records. YMSB...continue...
A significant step forward for Colorado's Yonder Mountain String Band, this 2006 self-titled album marks the bluegrass ensemble's Vanguard Records debut and its first collaboration with pop/rock produ...continue...

Shurman: Jubilee [Promo] *

1 CD / Vanguard / 2005-04-12

Tracks: Drownin'; Red Eyes; Impossibilities; Petty Song; So Happy; I Got U Babe, Pt. 3; Jubilee; Tonight I'm Drinking; Stay; Down; 2 A.M.
Artists: Shurman

You can attach many handles to the music on shurman's debut album 'Jubilee',country rock, cowpunk, rock'n'roll, alt-country, Americana-but none of them really nails the band's...continue...
Shurman: Jason Moore (vocals, guitar); Aaron Beavers (guitars); Keith Hanna (bass guitar); Damon Allen.

Personnel: Jason Moore (vocals, guitar); Aaron Beavers (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric...continue...

Ian Tyson: Songs from the Gravel Road

1 CD / Vanguard / 2005-04-12

Tracks: This Is My Sky; Land of Shining Mountains; Ambler Saddle, The; Love Without End; Silver Bell; Road to Las Cruces; Range Delivery; So No More; One Morning in May; Always Saying Goodbye; Moisture - (bo...
Artists: Ian Tyson

Olde Tyme country is a branch of music that Mr. Tyson literally owns, so for 'Songs From The Gravel Road', he surrounded himself with jazz...continue...
Personnel: Ian Tyson (vocals, guitar); Ian Tyson; Gordie Matthews (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Kevin Breit (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, mandolin); Michael Francis, Mike Francis...continue...

Deana Carter: The Story of My Life

1 CD / Vanguard / 2005-03-05

Tracks: Girl You Left Me For, The; One Day at a Time; Ordinary; In a Heartbeat; Katie; Atlanta & Birmingham; She's Good for You; Not Another Love Song; Sunny Day; Getting Over You; Story of My Life, The
Artists: Deana Carter

This is the first Vanguard release for Deana and she decided to start it out with a hard rocking song, "The Girl You left Me...continue...
Personnel: Deana Carter (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, strings, horns, piano, background vocals); Deana Carter (vocals); James Michael (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesi...continue...

Doc Watson: Doc Watson in Nashville: Good Deal!

1 CD / Vanguard / 2005-01-31

Tracks: Alabama Jubilee; Streamline Cannonball; Peach Picking Time in Georgia; June Apple; I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes; Memphis Blues; Train That Carried My Girl From Town; Old Camp Meeting Time; By...
Artists: Doc Watson

After a successful career as a folk singer in the early and mid-60s, Doc Watson, like other folk artists including Joan Baez, recorded more country-orientated...continue...
Personnel: Doc Watson (vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars, banjo);

Grady Martin (guitar, dobro); Merle Watson (guitar); Don Stover (banjo); Shot Jackson (dobro); Tommy Jackson, Buddy Spich...continue...

Mindy Smith: One Moment More

1 CD / Vanguard / 2004-01-27

Tracks: Come to Jesus; Falling; Raggedy Ann; Fighting for It All; Train Song; It's Amazing; Angel Doves; Down in Flames; Hurricane; Hard to Know; One Moment More; Jolene
Artists: Mindy Smith

Personnel includes: Mindy Smith (vocals); Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar); Steve Buckingham, Will Kimbrough, Kenny Vaughan (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore (lap steel guitar); Lex Price (mandolin); John ...continue...

The Greenbriar Boys: Big Apple Bluegrass

1 CD / Vanguard / 2003-03-11

Tracks: Love Bug; Darby Ram; Methodist Pie; Mississippi Sawyer - (previously unreleased); Danville Girl - (previously unreleased); Coot from Tennessee; Great Assembly, The - (previously unreleased); Take a W...
Artists: The Greenbriar Boys

Greenbriar Boys: Bob Yellin (vocals, guitar, banjo, washboard); John Herald (vocals, guitar); Ralph Rinzler (vocals, banjo, mandolin).

Additional personnel: Frankie Wakefield (vocals, mandolin)...continue...

Ramsay Midwood: Shoot Out at the OK Chinese Restaurant

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-11-05

Tracks: Chicago; Mohawk River; Monster Truck; Feed My Monkey; Esther; Waynesboro; Spinnin' on This Rock; Alligator's Lament; Heaven's Toll; Grass'll Grow; Fisherman's Friend; Dreary Life - (hidden, bonus tra...
Artists: Ramsay Midwood

Personnel: Ramsey Milwood (vocals, guitar); Randy Weeks (guitar, banjo, harmonica, drums); Josh Grange (guitar); Brantley Kearns (fiddle); Skip Edwards (accordion, piano, organ); Rami Jaffe (accordion...continue...

The Greenbriar Boys: Best of the Vanguard Years

2 CD / Vanguard / 2002-08-13

Tracks: Katy Clyne; I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When; Stewball; Rawhide; Banks of the Ohio - (featuring Joan Baez); Pal of Mine - (featuring Joan Baez); We Shall Not Be Moved; We Need a Lot More of Jesu...
Artists: The Greenbriar Boys

Personnel includes: Joan Baez.

The Greenbriar Boys: Ralph Rinzler (vocals, guitar, mandolin); John Herald (vocals, guitar); Bob Yellin (vocals, banjo, mandolin).

Additional personnel: Jo...continue...

Earl Scruggs: Classic Bluegrass Live: 1959-1966

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-08-13

Tracks: John Henry; Flint Hill Special; Girl in the Blue Velvet Band - (previously unreleased); Love and Wealth - (previously unreleased); Earl's Breakdown; Gathering Flowers from the Hillside; Prisoner's So...
Artists: Earl Scruggs

Personnel: Earl Scruggs (vocals, guitar); Lester Flatt & The Foggy Mountain Boys, Hylo Brown & The Timberliners.

Recorded between 1959 & 1966. Includes liner notes by Bruce Winkworth.

Al...continue...

The Country Gentlemen: The Complete Vanguard Recordings

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-02-05

Tracks: Travelling Kind; Don Quixote; One Morning in May; Casey's Last Ride; Leaves That Are Green, The; Paradise; House of the Rising Sun; Catfish John; Mother of a Miner's Child; Bringing Mary Home; Souven...
Artists: The Country Gentlemen

Personnel: Doyle Lawson (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Ricky Skaggs (vocals, guitar, fiddle); Charlie Waller (vocals, guitar); Bill Emerson (vocals, banjo); Bill Yates (vocals); Jerry Douglas , Mike Auld...continue...

Alison Brown: Best of the Vanguard Years

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-02-05

Tracks: Wolf Moon; Chicken Road; Without Anastasia; Mambo Banjo; Shoot the Dog; Cara's Way (The Little People); G Bop; Waltzing With Tula; Dalai Camel, The; Deep North; Saint Geneviève; Leaving Cottonda...
Artists: Alison Brown

Personnel: Alison Brown (guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo); Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin, fiddle); Tony Rice (guitar); Scott Nygaard (acoustic guitar); Mark Schatz (banjo); David Grisman (mandolin); ...continue...

Ian Tyson: Live at Longview

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-02-05

Tracks: Navajo Rug; Old Corrals and Sagebrush; Desert Motel; I Outgrew the Wagon; Jerry Ambler; Sorta Together; Fifty Years Ago; Someday Soon; Smugglers Cove; Casey Tibbs; Blue Moon; Somewhere in the Rubies;...
Artists: Ian Tyson

Personnel includes: Ian Tyson, Gordon Matthews (guitar); Myran Szott (fiddle); Al Muirhead (trumpet); Gord Maxwell (bass); Thom Moon (drums).

Personnel: Ian Tyson (guitar); Gord Matthews, Gordi...continue...