Songs of the American Spirit

Studio album by Country Gentlemen

Released

2004

Recorded

2004

Genre

Bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass

Label

Pinecastle Records

Country Gentlemen chronology

45 Years of Memories
(2002)

Songs of the American Spirit
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Songs of the American Spirit is the last studio album by the progressive bluegrass band Country Gentlemen. The album was released August 24, 2004, just six days after the death of Charlie Waller. ^[2]

Track listing

Fighting Side of Me (Haggard) 03:11
Be Quiet When Willie Walks By (O'Reilly ) 03
Between Fire and Water (Care, Marcus, Seiler) 02:14
Crying in the Chapel (Glenn) 03:04
Joe (Hall, Hall) 02:35
A Miner's Life (Dailey) 02:22
Black Berry Blossom [instrumental] (Traditional) 02:42
There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (Darnell, Roberts) 03:06
My Heart Is On the Mend (Hylton) 02:36
River of Tears (Dawson) 02:32
Stay in the Wagon Yard (Jones) 01:26
The Vision (Waller) 02:53
Let Me Fly Low (Hall) 02:48

Personnel

Charlie Waller - guitar, vocals
Dan Aldridge - mandolin, guitar, vocals
Greg Corbett - banjo, vocals
Ronnie Davis - bass, vocals

with

Gene Libbea -bass
Greg Luck - violin, bass, guitar
Rickie Simpkins - mandolin
Kenny Smith - guitar
Jaret Carter - Dobro
Sammy Shelor - banjo, guitar
Clay Jones - guitar

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r704455 Album review

External links

http://www.lpdiscography.com/c/Cgentlemen/cgent.htm

Country Gentlemen

Charlie Waller John Duffey Eddie Adcock Tom Gray Bill Emerson Doyle Lawson Bill Yates Larry Lahey list of all former members

Studio albums	Country Songs, Old and New (1960) Folk Songs & Bluegrass (1961) Bluegrass at Carnegie Hall (1962) Hootenanny (1963) Folk Session Inside (1963) Bringing Mary Home (1966) Traveler And Other Favorites (1968) Play It Like It Is (1969) New Look, New Sound (1970) One Wide River To Cross (1971) Sound Off (1971) The Award Winning Country Gentlemen Remembrances & Forecasts (1974) Joe's Last Train (1976) Calling My Children Home (1978) Sit Down, Young Stranger (1980) River Bottom (1981) Good As Gold (1983) Return Engagement (1988) Classic Country Gents Reunion (1989) Nashville Jail (1990) Let The Light Shine Down (1991) New Horizon (1992) Souvenirs (1995) Crying In the Chapel (2001) Songs Of The American Spirit (2004)

Live albums	On the Road (1963) Live From The Stage Of The Roanoake Bluegrass Festival (1967) Live In Japan (1970) Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains (1973)

Compilation albums	The Best of the Early Country Gentlemen (1971) Yesterday & Today Volume 1 (1973) Yesterday & Today Volume 2 (1973)Yesterday & Today Volume 3 (1974) 25 Years (Country Gentlemen album) (1980) The Country Gentlemen feat. Ricky Skaggs (1987) Sugar Hill Collection (1995) Early Rebel Recordings: 1962-1971 {Box Set} (1998) High Lonesome (1998) Complete Vanguard Recordings (2002) 45 Years of Memories (2002)

Related articles	Discography Members

Bluegrass music

Typical instruments	Acoustic guitar Banjo Dobro Fiddle technique Mandolin technique Upright bass

Stylistic origins	Blues Country music Folk music Old-time music

Sub- and fusion genres	Traditional bluegrass Progressive bluegrass Bluegrass gospel Czech bluegrass

Notable festivals	High Sierra Music Festival Festival of the Bluegrass Merlefest Podunk Bluegrass Festival Telluride Bluegrass Festival Tottenham Bluegrass Festival List of bluegrass music festivals

Notable performers	List of bluegrass musicians List of bluegrass bands List of bluegrass mandolinists

Other	International Bluegrass Music Museum International Bluegrass Music Association International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Bluegrass Unlimited magazine Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards International Bluegrass Music Awards

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