Sam & Kirk McGee - Greats of Classic Country, Vol. 1

Title: Greats of Classic Country, Vol. 1 Artist: Sam & Kirk McGee Release Date: 1999 Label: Grand Avenue Records UPC: 600272700426 Genre: Country Styles: Old-Timey, Traditional Country Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Confident, Boisterous, Earthy, Gleeful, Eccentric, Joyous, Organic, Quirky, Ramshackle, Exuberant, Playful, Rollicking, Brash, Energetic, Fun, Cheerful, Happy, Rustic Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. While I'm Away
2. Too Late to Change Your Mind
3. Kirk's Waltz
4. Drunkard's Dream
5. Bound to Go
6. Blue Night
7. Dark Clouds
8. Blues Come On In
9. The Tramp
10. Mabel Claire
11. Gulf Coast Blues
12. Flat Top Pickin' Sam McGee
13. Buck Dancer's Choice
14. Won't Happen Again
15. Victor Rag
16. When the Wagon Was New
17. Uncle Fuller
18. Railroad Blues
19. Shut the Door
20. Sally Long
21. Cabbage Head
22. Franklin Blues
23. Knoxville Blues
24. Sam's Other Side
25. Little Texas Waltz
26. Southern Moon
27. Waiting for a Letter
28. The End of Forever

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD Grand Avenue Records 7004

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Kirk and Sam McGee were among the great brother duos of early country music, with a recorded legacy that stretched back to the mid-1920s. This recording, however, catches them at the end of that long ride, and while Sam still shows the sprightly and eccentric guitar style that made him one of the first real guitar slingers of country music, Kirk had pretty much hung up his fiddle for good at the time these recordings were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Originally released on MBA Records, this disc opens with eleven tracks by Kirk McGee, then fourteen tracks by Sam McGee, and ends with three rather anti-climactic tracks by the two of them together. Again, Sam shows little diminishment of his guitar skills on cuts like "Buck Dancer's Choice" and "Knoxville Blues," but Kirk sounds simply exhausted as he sings, and since neither brother had much of a voice to begin with, this is a serious problem. As a historical document of two great musicians near the end of the line, however, this collection has archival value. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Clifton McGee Rhythm, Bass Dennis Morgan Compilation Producer, Compilation, Liner Notes Elmer Boswell Rhythm, Bass Kirk McGee Vocals, Guitar Ona McGee Little Vocals Randall Merryman Compilation Raymond Edwards Bass, Slide Dobro, Banjo, Mandolin Sam McGee Vocals, Guitar Woody Paul Chrisman Fiddle