Bluegrass Breakdown: Elvis Grass, Part Three — 1960-1968

The world has never been the same since 1954, when a young aspiring truck driver burst forth with his first single. He had a revolutionary approach to music and he would become one the world’s best-known singers and actors—a sex symbol and cultural icon who transcended all musical boundaries. With the assistance of Charlie Moore, Charlie Waller, Tangled Roots and the Bluegrass Elvises, we’ll be bluegrassizing the music of the once and forever King of Rock ‘n Roll–Elvis Presley.

PROGRAM PLAYLIST

• Charlie Waller & the Sountry Gentlemen: “Crying In the Chapel” from Crying In the Chapel(Freeland)
• Charlie Moore & Smoketown Strut: “Wooden Heart” from Mountain Sweetheart(Raccoon)
• Tangled Roots: “Stuck On You” from Angel From Montgomery(self-released)
• The Bluegrass Elvises: “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” / “Little Sister” from The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1(American Routes)
• Craig Duncan: “It’s Now Or Never” from Blue Suede Bluegrass(Green Hill)
• Nell Robinson: “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” from Brooklyn Road(Red Level)
• Doc Watson & David Grisman: “Frankie and Johnny” from Doc and Dawg(Acoustic Disc)
• A Touch of Grass: “Fools Fall In Love” from A Touch of Grass(Matador)
• Jim & Jesse: “Memphis” from Jim & Jesse(Bear Family)
• Ernie Thacker: “Your Cheatin’ Heart” from A Picture of Hank – The New Bluegrass Way(Polygram)
• Craig Duncan: “Return to Sender” from Blue Suede Bluegrass(Green Hill)
• Geoff Stelling’s Hard Times Bluegrass Band: “Big Boss Man” from Hard Drivin’(Stelling Banjo Works)
• Larry Stephenson: “How Great Thou Art” from Close My Eyes to Heaven(Webco)
• Ever Call Ready: “Where Could I Go But to the Lord?” from Ever Call Ready(Sierra)
• Bill Monroe: “Farther Along” from 1959-1969(Bear Family)
• Craig Duncan: “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” from Blue Suede Bluegrass(Green Hill)