Radio Favorites - Lee Moore Backed By The Country Gentlemen - SG Records #363

Recorded: 1963 at WWVA, Wheeling, West Virginia (Engineered by Lee Sutton)

Released: 1963

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This was a 7 inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc by Lee Moore containing six songs. It was recorded at WWVA during the time that The Country Gentlemen were appearing on the Wheeling Jamboree.

Codes of the Mountain - Bill Clifton - Starday SLP-271

Recorded at Wynnwood Studios, Falls Church, VA (August 1963)

Released: Ca 1964

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Bluegrass In American Tradition, Bill Clifton - NANLP-2018

Recorded at Studios Inc., Falls Church, VA (August 1963)

Released: Ca 1964

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In the early 1960's, Bill Clifton frequiently performed with The Country Gentlemen. As early as 1958, Bill used various members of the group for his Mercury and Starday sessions. In 1963, the entire group backed up Clifton on as series of recordings. Most of the material was released on Starday or their subsidiary label, Nashville Records. The most significant song from these sessions was "Bringing Mary Home". When the Gentlemen first heard the song, they also wanted to record it and they struck up a deal that Bill Clifton would record it first.

After a year, the Gentlemen would record it. The Clifton version was somehow lost in the shuffle whel the Gentlemen version went on to make bluegrass history. Part of the selections have been relaeased in Japan under the title "Bill Clifton Meets The Country Gentlemen". They have also been reissued in Europe by Bear Family Records as a two-record set entitled "Going Back To Dixie" (BF-15000-2)

Bluegrass Spectacular - Rebel Records (4 LP Set) - R-1473/76

Recorded: Ca 1962

Released: 1965

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In 1965, Rebel Records offered a special four-record set of blugrass music. The set was available my mail and helped launch Rebel Records and the many fine bluegrass albums that followed. The Country Gentlemen havve had their share of Rebel's success and were represented here by five numbers. The set was reissued in 1973 and has remained a poplular bluegrass anthology through the years.

Mike Aldridge Dobro - Takoma/Devi Records D-1033

Recorded: Ca 1972

Released: 1972

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For Mike Auldridge's first solo album, The Country Gentlemen guested on several numbers including "Train 45 1/2".

Live At McClure - Ralph Stanley & Various Artist - Rebel Records SLP-1554-1555

Recorded at McClure, VA (1975)

Released: 1976

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This was a double album recorded at Ralph Stanley's Fifth Annual Memorial Day Festival in 1975. The Gentlemen perform two songs and participate in a jam session version of "Can't You Hear Me Calling".

Christmas Time Back Home - Rebel Records REB-1600

Recorded Ca 1962, Wynnwood Studios, Falls Church, VA

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01. Christmas Time Back Home
02. Jingle Bells
03. Silent Night

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Charlie Waller - Guitar and Vocals
John Duffey - Mandolin and Vocals
Eddie Adcock - Banjo and Vocals
Tom Gray - Bass
Unknown - Autoharp

These three selections were included in Rebel's all-star Christmas album that came out shortly after the company had changed ownership. The recordings are from the 1962-63 period.

The Smithsonian Collection of Country Music

Recorded at Capitol Transcriptions, Inc., Washington D.C. in 1961

Released: 1981

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