Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947

Studio album by

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Released

March 25, 2008

Genre

Bluegrass music

Label

Skaggs Family Records

Ricky Skaggs chronology

Salt of the Earth
(2007)

Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
(2008)

Solo (Songs My Dad Loved)
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Skaggs Family Records on March 25, 2008.^[1] In 2009, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. This album provides as a tribute to the father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe, along with other bluegrass pioneers, including Lester Flatt, and Earl Scruggs, who made a guest appearance on this album, at 85 years old when the project was recorded.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Goin' Back to Old Kentucky"	Bill Monroe	3:06
2.	"When You're Lonely"	Lester Flatt	3:04
3.	"Toy Heart"	Bill Monroe	3:31
4.	"It's Mighty Dark to Travel"	Bill Monroe	3:05
5.	"Mother's Only Sleeping"	Ralph Stanley	3:12
6.	"Bluegrass Breakdown"	Bill Monroe	2:55
7.	"Little Cabin Home on the Hill"	Lester Flatt	3:15
8.	"Mansions for Me"	Bill Monroe	3:28
9.	"Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong"	Lester Flatt	2:56
10.	"Why Did You Wander"	Lester Flatt	2:50
11.	"Remember the Cross"	Bill Monroe; Howard Watts	3:00
12.	"The Old Crossroad"	Charlie Monroe	2:52
Total length:			37:14

Personnel

Erick Anderson – Design, Photography
Paul Brewster – Tenor (Vocal)
Candy Burton – Make-Up, Hair Stylist
Mark Fain – Bass
Lester Flatt – Composer
Gordon Gillingham – Photography
Lee Groitzsch – Assistant
John Hood – Photography
Cody Kilby – Guitar, Soloist

Brent King – Engineer, Mixing
Andy Leftwich – Fiddle
Del McCoury – Tenor (Vocal), Guest Appearance
Andrew Mendelson – Mastering
Jim Mills – Banjo, Bass (Vocal)
Earl Scruggs – Banjo, Guest Appearance
Ricky Skaggs – Mandolin, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes, Photography
Darrin Vincent – Baritone (Vocal)
Howard Watts – Composer

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	191
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	29
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	26

References

^ ^a ^b "Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2010.

External links

Ricky Skaggs' official site

v t e Ricky Skaggs
Studio albums	That's It Sweet Temptation Waitin' for the Sun to Shine Family & Friends Highways & Heartaches Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Country Boy Love's Gonna Get Ya! Comin' Home to Stay Kentucky Thunder My Father's Son Solid Ground Life Is a Journey Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) Mosaic Country Hits Bluegrass Style
Collaborative albums	Second Generation Bluegrass One Way Track Skaggs & Rice Bluegrass Rules! Ancient Tones Soldier of the Cross History of the Future The Three Pickers Brand New Strings Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Salt of the Earth Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 Music to My Ears Hearts Like Ours
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