Bluegrass Champs: Live from The Don Owens Show [CD]

This recording is as much about rockabilly, 50's country and blues as it is about bluegrass - more a hybrid by a young, but seasoned, combo in changing musical times. The Bluegrass Champs held their own or even bested other Washington D.C. talents like Roy Clark, Patsy Cline, Link Wray and Charlie Daniels. They had spent most all of their lives in music and in the late 1950's were soaking up all the new sounds without denying airy mountain roots. As houseband on the Don Owens Show, they were often called upon to back guest singers and players. Jimmy Stoneman's upright bass playing kept the thunderous sound tight as a drum with unerring competence. Donna Stoneman's bright, chirping mandolin style and dancing stage presence upstaged all her male counterparts and even Patsy Cline in her most risque outfit. Brother Van's rhythm guitar solidified the sound and his whooping and hollering added real heart to the Champs' sound. This album spotlights the Bluegrass Champs and their performances on the Don Owen's show. Recorded by Leon Kagarise directly from an episode of the TV Broadcast, this record also showcases the jamboree nature of the program, including live commercial reads and commentary by Don Owens himself. 1. Little Cabin Home on the Hill 2. [Don Owens Commentary] 3. Singing Waterfall 4. I Aint Gettin Nowhere With You 5. Goin Crazy 6. Tequila 7. Put My Little Shoes Away 8. Dark Hollow 9. Rock-a-Bye Boogie 10. Steel Guitar Chimes 11. [Don Owens Commentary] 12. The Prisoner Song 13. Are You Teasing Me? 14. Pretend 15. Dear Old Dixie 16. I Cant Stop Loving You 17. Scotland 18. I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You) 19. [Don Owens Commentary] 20. Ill Be True While Youre Gone 21. No Help Wanted (Bill Carlisle)

• Format Detail: CD Wallet
• Format: CD
• Genre: Country