Early Dawg

Early Dawg is the debut solo album by American mandolinist David Grisman. With Del McCoury on guitar and vocals, Jerry McCoury on bass, Bill Keith on banjo plus other well-known musicians, Grisman offers a mix of traditional songs, compositions by Bill Monroe and his own contributions, mainly of bluegrass and progressive bluegrass style. ^[2]

Track listing

1. Fanny Hill (Grisman)
2. Sugar Hill Ramble (Grisman)
3. Little Maggie (trad.)
4. Blue Grass Twist (Monroe)
5. Shenandoah Breakdown (Monroe)
6. Opus 57 (Grisman)
7. The Prisoner's Song (Massey)
8. John Henry (trad.)
9. Rawhide (Monroe)
10. Little Sadie (trad.)
11. Dark Hollow (Browning)
12. Dear Old Dixie (Flatt/Scruggs)
13. Opus 38 (Grisman)
14. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (Bond)
15. Caravan (Ellington)
16. Black Mountain Rag (trad.)

Personnel

• David Grisman - mandolin
• Artie Rose - guitar (2, 6, 10, 13, 15)
• Jerry McCoury - bass
• Winnie Winston - banjo
• Frank Wakefield - mandolin (16)
• Bill Keith - banjo (2, 6, 10, 15)
• Del McCoury - guitar, vocals

References