Bluegrass

Norman Blake (1938– )

• Far Away, Down on a Georgia Farm [1990, Shanachie], B+
• w/Nancy Blake: The Hobo's Last Ride [1996, Shanachie], B

Vassar Clements (1928– )

• Hillbilly Jazz [1975, Flying Fish], B

Bill Clifton (1931– )

• The Early Years 1957–1958 [1957–58, Rounder], A–

The Country Gentlemen [1957–1969]

• Country Songs, Old and New [1960, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
• Folk Songs and Bluegrass [1961, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
• The Complete Vanguard Recordings [1973–74, Vanguard], B+

John Cowan (1952– )

• New Tattoo [2006, Pinecastle], B+(*)

J.D. Crowe (1937– )

• Flashback [1994, Rounder], B+

Hazel Dickens (1935– )

• w/Alice Gerrard: Pioneering Women of Bluegrass [1965, Smithsonian/Folkways], A–
• w/Alice Gerrard: Hazel and Alice [1973, Rounder], A
• w/Alice Gerrard: Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard [1975, Rounder], B+
• Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People [1980, Rounder], A–
• By the Sweat of My Brow [1983, Rounder], A–
• It's Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song [1987, Rounder], A–
• w/Carol Elizabeth Jones, Ginny Hawker: Heart of a Singer [1998, Rounder], A–

Flatt and Scruggs [1948–1969]

• The Complete Mercury Sessions [1948–50, Mercury], A–
• The Complete Mercury Recordings [1948–50, Mercury], A–
• Foggy Mountain Jamboree [1951–57, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Songs of the Famous Carter Family [1961, Columbia], B+
• Flatt and Scruggs at Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert [1962, Koch], B+
• Foggy Mountain Gospel [1951–66, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A–
• The Essential Flatt and Scruggs: 'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered [1950–67, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+

The Greencards [2004– ]

• Weather and Water [2005, Dualtone], B–

David Grisman (1945– )

• w/John Hartford, Mike Seeger: Retrograss [1989, Acoustic Disc], B

Snuffy Jenkins (1908–90)

• Pioneer of the Bluegrass Banjo [1962, Arhoolie], B+

The Johnson Mountain Boys [1978–1988]

• Let the Whole World Talk [1987, Rounder], B

Alison Krauss [1971– ]

• Every Time You Say Goodbye [1992, Rounder], A–
• w/The Cox Family: I Know Who Holds Tomorrow [1993, Rounder], B
• Now That I've Found You: A Collection [1987–94, Rounder], A–
• A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection [1996–2007, Rounder], A–

Doyle Lawson (1944– )

• Winding Through Life [1999, Sugar Hill], B–

Laurie Lewis (1950– )

• Love Chooses You [1989, Flying Fish], B

The Lilly Brothers

• w/Don Stover: Early Recordings [1956–57, Rebel], B+

Lonesome Standard Time [1990– ]

• Mighty Lonesome [1993, Sugar Hill], A–

Mike Marshall (1960– )

• Mike Marshall and Choro Famoso [2004, Adventure Music], B+
• Brazil Duets [2005, Adventure Music], B
• w/Hamilton de Holanda: New Worlds/Novas Palavras [2005, Adventure Music], B+(*)

Jimmy Martin (1927– )

• You Don't Know My Mind [1956–66, Rounder], A
• The King of Bluegrass: Jimmy Martin's Greatest Hits [(1989), Hollywood], A–

Del McCoury (1930– )

• Moneyland [2008, McCoury Music], B+(***)

Bill Monroe (1911–96)

• Mule Skinner Blues [1940–41, RCA], A–
• RCA Country Legends [1940–41, RCA/BMG Heritage], B+
• The Essential Bill Monroe and the Monroe Brothers [1936–41, RCA], A–
• The Essential Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys [1945–49, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
• 16 Gems [1945–49, Columbia], A–
• Live Recordings 1956–1969: Off the Record, Vol. 1 [1956–69, Smithsonian/Folkways], A–
• w/Doc Watson: Live Duet Recordings 1963–1980: Off the Record, Vol. 2 [1963–80, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
• Anthology [1950–81, MCA Nashville/Decca, 2 CD], A
• Live from Mountain Stage [1989, Blue Plate], B+
• Cryin' Holy unto the Lord [1991, MCA], A–

Nickel Creek [2000– ]

• This Side [2002, Sugar Hill], C–

Tony Rice (1951– )

• Devlin [1980–81, Rounder], B
• Plays and Sings Bluegrass [1993, Rounder], B+

Earl Scruggs (1924– )

• I Saw the Light With Some Help From My Friends [1971, Columbia/Legacy], B
• The Essential Earl Scruggs [1946–84, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A–

Ricky Skaggs (1954– )

• The Essential Ricky Skaggs [1979–88, Epic/Legacy], A–
• Country Gentleman: The Best of Ricky Scaggs [1981–91, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+
• Bluegrass Rules! [1997, Rounder], B+
• A Skaggs Family Christmas: Volume One [2005, Skaggs Family], B–

Ralph Stanley (1927– )

• Bound to Ride: Vintage Mountain Bluegrass [1971–76, Rebel], A
• Clinch Mountain Country [1998, Rebel, 2 CD], A–
• Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop [2001, DCN], B
• Ralph Stanley [2002, DMZ/Columbia], B+

The Stanley Brothers [1946–1966]

• The Complete Columbia Recordings [1949–52, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Angel Band: The Classic Mercury Recordings [1953–55, Mercury], A–
• An Evening Long Ago [1956, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• The Complete Mercury Recordings [1953–58, Mercury/Chronicles, 2 CD], A–

Stoney Lonesome [1991–1992]

• Blue Heartache [1992, Red House], B+

Strange Creek Singers

• Strange Creek Singers [1968–70, Arhoolie], B+

Rhonda Vincent

• Trouble Free [1996, Warner Brothers], B
• Back Home Again [2000, Rounder], B+
• The Storm Still Rages [2001, Rounder], B

Various Artists

• American Banjo: Three Finger and Scruggs Style [1956, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
• The Best of Bluegrass, Vol. 1: Standards [(1991), Polygram], A–
• Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe [2000, Skaggs Family], B+
• Can't You Hear Me Callin' Bluegrass: 50 Years of American Music [1925–2002, Columbia/Legacy, 4 CD], A–