The Rebel Years: 1962-1977

by John Duffey

Overview

John Duffey's four-octave voice, a perfect high and lonesome tenor, and his innovative mandolin playing (he also designed and built mandolins) made him one of modern bluegrass' most unsung and vital performers during his tenure with the Country Gentlemen and the Seldom Scene, and his death in 1996, just three months after the death of Bill Monroe, effectively ended an era in the music's history and prefigured the progressive but still tradition-based direction of contemporary bluegrass. This solid set collects key album tracks that Duffey recorded with both of these groups for Rebel Records between 1962 and 1977, including fine versions of "Girl from the North Country," "The Young Fisherwoman," "500 Miles," and "I'm Working on a Road," among others, and it makes for a delightful glimpse at Duffey's impressive and dearly missed talent. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2011
Label:	Rebel / Rebel Records
UPC:	0032511183620
Rank:	109004

Tracks

1. Girl from the North Country
2. The Young Fisherwoman
3. Reason for Being
4. Bringing Mary Home
5. 500 Miles
6. I Haven't Got the Right to Love You
7. Falling Leaves
8. The School House Fire
9. Heaven
10. Some Old Day
11. Silence or Tears
12. Small Exception of Me
13. This Morning at Nine
14. I'll Be There Mary Dear
15. I'm Working on a Road

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Duffey   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Tenor (Vocal)
Ed Ferris   Vocals,Bass
John Starling   Guitar,Vocals,Tenor (Vocal)
Mike Auldridge   Dobro,Baritone (Vocal)
Tom Gray   Bass,Vocals
Charlie Waller   Guitar,Vocals,Tenor (Vocal)
Ben Eldridge   Banjo,Guitar
Kenny Haddock   Dobro
Eddie Adcock   Banjo,Tenor (Vocal),Baritone (Vocal)
Pete Kuykendall   Banjo

Technical Credits

Lester Flatt   Composer
Mark Freeman   Production Coordination
Louise Certain   Composer
Tom Gray   Composer
David Glasser   Mastering
Sam Buchanan   Composer
Louis M. Jones   Composer
David Freeman   Compilation Producer
Vernon Claude   Composer
Andrew Sterling   Composer
Boyd McSpadden   Composer
Phil Straw   Photography
Peter Hatch   Composer
Ann Streeter   Composer
Dorsey Dixon   Composer
Helen McSpadden   Composer
Harry von Tolzer   Composer
Joe Kingston   Composer
Chaw Mank   Composer
Geoffrey Himes   Liner Notes
Traditional   Composer
Sid Campbell   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Jackie Trent   Composer
Pete Kuykendall   Composer
Don McHan   Composer
John Duffey   Arranger,Composer
Gladys Stacey Flatt   Composer