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Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Vassar Clements / David Holland / Jethro Burns Mp3, Flac, Wma Norman Blake Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Vassar Clements / David Holland / Jethro Burns mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Folk, World, & Country Album: Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Vassar Clements / David Holland / Jethro Burns Country: Japan Released: 1979 Style: Bluegrass, Country, Folk MP3 version RAR size: 1108 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1191 mb WMA version RAR size: 1816 mb Rating: 4.9 Votes: 761 Other Formats: AHX AIFF TTA DMF DXD AUD VOX Tracklist Hide Credits Sweet Georgia Brown A1 2:53 Written-By – Bernie*, Casey*, Pinkard* Sauerkraut 'N Solar Energy A2 7:33 Written-By – Holland*, Burns*, Blake*, Clements* The Old Brown Case A3 3:58 Written-By – Norman Blake 'A' Train A4 3:36 Written-By – Billy Strayhorn Going Home B1 3:02 Arranged By – Jethro Burns, Vassar ClementsWritten-By – Antonin Dvorak* McKinley's Blues B2 4:21 Arranged By – Norman Blake Written-By – Traditional Oconee B3 5:26 Written-By – Tut Taylor Vassar & Dave B4 5:54 Written-By – David Holland*, Vassar Clements Companies, etc. Recorded At – Hound's Ear Studio Mastered At – Woodland Studios Distributed By – Flying Fish Records, Inc. Published By – Warner Bros. Music Published By – Tutwiler Music Published By – Tempo Music Published By – Vassars Music Phonographic Copyright (p) – HDS Records Copyright (c) – HDS Records Manufactured By – Allied Record Company Credits Banjo – Butch Robins Bass – David Holland* Dobro, Mandolin – Tut Taylor Engineer – Claude J. Hill* Guitar, Mandocello, Vocals – Norman Blake Layout – Janet Thied Liner Notes – Hank Deane* Mandolin, Guitar – Jethro Burns Mandolin, Mandola – Sam Bush Mastered By – RFS* Other [Special Thanks To] – Bruce Kaplan, Claude Hill, David Holland*, Fred Bartenstein, Jamie DeFelice, Janie Fitzgerald, Jim McGuire, Tut Taylor Photography By – Jim McGuire Producer – Hank Deane* Typography [Label Lettering], Design [Sketches] – Robert J. Froese* Violin – Vassar Clements Notes Recorded On June 22, 1974 At Hound's Ear Studio In Nashville, Tennessee An HDS Production Distributed By Flying Fish Records 3320 North Halsted, Chicago, Illinois 60657 ℗ © 1975 HDS Records Includes a 11 3/4" x 11 3/4" liner notes insert. Publishing and Rights Society Credits: Track A1: Warner Bros. Music, ASCAP Tracks A2, A3, B3: Tutwiler Music, BMI Track A4: Tempo Music, ASCAP Track B4: Vassar's Music Company, ASCAP [This release does not have any pressing plant information in the runout. A PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN pressed release is here: Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Vassar Clements / David Holland / Jethro Burns] Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Norman Blake / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Tut Taylor / Sam Vassar Clements / David Bush / Butch Holland* / Jethro Burns - HDS 701 Robins / Vassar Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / HDS HDS 701 US 1975 Clements / David Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Holland* / Jethro Vassar Clements / David Burns Holland / Jethro Burns (LP, Album) Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Norman Blake / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Tut Taylor / Sam Vassar Clements / David Bush / Butch Holland* / Jethro Burns - HDS 701 Robins / Vassar Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / HDS HDS 701 US 2005 Clements / David Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Holland* / Jethro Vassar Clements / David Burns Holland / Jethro Burns (CD, Album, RE) Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Norman Blake / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Tut Taylor / Sam Vassar Clements / David Bush / Butch Holland* / Jethro Burns - GS-11.122 Robins / Vassar Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Guimbarda GS-11.122 Spain 1981 Clements / David Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Holland* / Jethro Vassar Clements / David Burns Holland / Jethro Burns (LP, Album) Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Norman Blake / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Tut Taylor / Sam Vassar Clements / David Bush / Butch Holland* / Jethro Burns - HDS 701 Robins / Vassar Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / HDS HDS 701 US 1975 Clements / David Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Holland* / Jethro Vassar Clements / David Burns Holland / Jethro Burns (LP, Album) Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Norman Blake / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Tut Taylor / Sam Vassar Clements / David Bush / Butch Holland* / Jethro Burns - Real R328 Robins / Vassar Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / R328 Australia 1975 Records Clements / David Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Holland* / Jethro Vassar Clements / David Burns Holland / Jethro Burns (LP, Album) Related Music albums to Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Vassar Clements / David Holland / Jethro Burns by Norman Blake Vassar Clements - Barnyard Boogie William E. 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