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| David Grisman | Life of Sorrow |
| Review by Brenda Hough | |
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David Grisman: Life of Sorrow |
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David Grisman has been part of the bluegrass scene from its earliest beginnings 40 years ago. As a premier mandolin player, he has also had opportunities to play and sing with many of the top players of the past and present. Fortunately, he also has had recording equipment on hand for many of these playing sessions, so we are able to listen to this selection of classic tunes found on no other sources. David is not always featured on vocals in his other albums, so it's a delightful surprise to hear him taking lead vocals on such tunes as "We Can't Be Darlings Anymore" with tenor vocal by Del McCoury, "Seven Year Blues" with tenor vocal by Herb Pedersen, and the now-classic "Man of Constant Sorrow" with Ralph Stanley doing the tenor vocal harmony. Other highlights are Del McCoury's "Tennessee Waltz," John Hartford's "Doin' My Time" and a rare vocal performance of "Pretty Saro"by John Nagy who was part of Earth Opera with David and Peter Rowan. |
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