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Angel Band from The Stanley Brothers
The wit of songwriter John Hartford
Singing Brakeman Jimmie Rodgers
Cold, Cold Heart from Hank Williams
The lonesome voice of Roscoe Holcomb
Fingerstyle guitarist Reverend Gary Davis
Little Sadie performed by Doc Watson
A fresh look at the past with Gillian Welch
A great unknown: The 1946 Band

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More than thirty years after the death of Carter Stanley, his brother Ralph is enjoying more popularity than ever. This recording was made in 1955.

The Stanley Brothers

Watch: Angel Band
from the CD O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack (Lost Highway)

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Listen to Ed Ward's review of the Stanley Brothers from NPR's Fresh Air.

Listen to Bob Edwards interview Ralph Stanley on NPR's Morning Edition.

Visit Ralph Stanley's official Web site.

John Hartford was a passionate and often unheard voice in country music for more than 30 years. The soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? brought him the attention his fans thought he long deserved.

John Hartford

Watch: The Big Rock Candy Mountain
from the CD Down From the Mountain (Lost Highway)

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Listen to John Hartford's obituary from NPR's All Things Considered.

Visit the John Hartford Web site.

Jimmie Rodgers was the father of country music. This song - one of his trademark train tunes - was recorded in 1929.

Jimmie Rodgers

Watch: Waiting For A Train
from the CD American Roots Music (Palm Pictures)

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The images used in this segment are from the official Jimmie Rodgers Web site.

In 1992, Rounder Records released an 8-CD collection of Jimmie Rodergs recordings. Listen to NPR's review.

In six short years, Hank Williams forever changed the course of music history. Though he died before he was 30, Williams left a remarkable collection of original songs still performed by artists around the world.

Hank Williams

Watch: Cold, Cold Heart
from the CD American Roots Music (Palm Pictures)

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The Hank William's song, "I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry" was included in NPR's list of the top 100 songs of all time. Listen to the review.

Listen to NPR's Lisa Simeone interview Charles Carr, the man who was driving Hank Williams to a show in Ohio when Williams died in the back seat nearly 50 years ago.

Listen to NPR's Bob Edwards interview Nicolas Dawidoff, the author of "In the Country of Country: A Journey to the Roots of American Music."

Visit the Hank Williams Web site.

Musician, photographer, and historian John Cohen first heard Roscoe Holcomb play the banjo on a journey through eastern Kentucky in the late 1950s. Cohen coined the phrase "high, lonesome sound" to describe Holcomb's voice.

Roscoe Holcomb

Watch: Man Of Constant Sorrow
from the CD There Is No Eye (Smithsonian Folkways)

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Images for this segment are by John Cohen from his book, There Is No Eye (Powerhouse Books).

Listen to an interview with John Cohen.

Listen to NPR's Noah Adams interview John Cohen.

The Reverend Gary Davis was a great ragtime guitarist in the 1920s. He was an ordained minister, and part of the folk revival of the 1960s.

Reverend Gary Davis

Watch: Twelve Gates to the City
from the CD The Ultimate Collection (Shanachie)

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Listen to a review of the Reverend Gary Davis box set, The Ultimate Collection.

Visit the Reverend Gary Davis Web site.

Doc Watson first performed on electric guitar, but switched to acoustic for his first solo performance at Geredes Folk City, featured on this recording.

Doc Watson

Watch: Little Sadie
from the CD Doc Watson at Gerdes Folk City (Sugar Hill)

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Listen to Morning Edition's Bob Edwards interview Doc Watson from 1989.

Bob Edwards also spoke with Doc Watson in 1985, calling Watson the greatest flatpicker of all time. Listen to his interview.

Gillian Welch is one of several young artists helping to revive the sound of old-timey folk and bluegrass.

Gillian Welch

Watch: Dear Someone
from the CD Time (The Revelator) (Acony)

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Visit Gillian Welch's official Web site.

Listen a review of Time (The Revelator) from NPR's Fresh Air.

Listen to an interview with Gillian Welch from NPR's All Things Considered.

The 1946 Band pays tribute to the great father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys with vintage clothing and a meticulously crafted sound.

The 1946 Band

Watch: The Butcher Boy
from the CD 1946 (Self-Released)

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Listen to an interview with 1946 Band founder David Peterson.

Visit the official Web site for The 1946 Band.

We have no purchase information for this CD. Contact the band for more information: ptrsn1946@aol.com.

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