Country Songs, Old and New
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Country Songs Old & New
| type = studio
| artist = Country Gentlemen
| cover = 1960_countrysongs.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1960, reissued in 1991
| recorded = 1960
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass
| length = 44:05
| label = Folkways, Smithsonian Folkways
| producer = Country Gentlemen
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Folk Songs & Bluegrass
| next_year = 1961
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|last=Wynn |first=Ron |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r95236 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic review |publisher=Allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-20}}
}}
Country Songs, Old and New is the debut album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen, recorded in 1960 and reissued in 1991.{{cite web |url=http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Country-Songs-Old-New/The-Country-Gentlemen/e/093074000427/?itm=1&usri=country+songs+old+++new |title=Album info |publisher=Music.barnesandnoble.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-20 |archive-date=2012-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405173147/http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Country-Songs-Old-New/The-Country-Gentlemen/e/093074000427/?itm=1&usri=country+songs+old+++new |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/country-songs-old-new |title=Album overview |publisher=Answers.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=288 |title=Album info |publisher=Folkways.si.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-06-20}}
Track listing
;Side 1
- "Roving Gambler" – 3:07
- "The Little Sparrow" – 3:31
- "Drifting Too Far" – 3:27
- "Weeping Willow" (A.P. Carter) – 2:01
- "Tomorrow's My Wedding Day" – 2:09
- "The Story Of Charlie Lawson" – 3:03
- "Turkey Knob" (Eddie Adcock) – 2:18
- "Paul And Silas" – 2:26
;Side 2
- "Ellen Smith" – 2:13
- "The Long Black Veil" (Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin) – 3:35
- "Honky Tonk Rag" (John Duffey) – 2:26
- "Jesse James" – 2:35
- "Have Thine Own Way" – 2:51
- "A Good Woman's Love" (Cy Coben) – 3:25
- "The Double Eagle" (Josef Wagner) – 2:54
- "Darling Alalee" – 2:04
Personnel
- Charlie Waller - guitar, vocals
- John Duffey - mandolin, vocals
- Eddie Adcock - banjo, vocals
- Jim Cox - bass, vocals
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091215090142/http://www.lpdiscography.com/c/Cgentlemen/cgent.htm ]
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Category:Folkways Records albums
Category:The Country Gentlemen albums
Category:Smithsonian Folkways albums
Category:Albums produced by Charlie Waller (American musician)