''Act I'' is the debut studio album by the American
progressive bluegrass
Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Like mainstream country music, it lar ...
band
the Seldom Scene
The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band that formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland. The band's original line-up comprised John Starling on lead vocals and guitar, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone vocals, Ben Eldridge on banjo, Tom Gra ...
, released in 1972. It is regarded one of the best and most influential albums ever recorded in the genre.Album info on www.rebelrecords.com
Track listing
# "Raised By The Railroad Line" (Paul Craft) 2:59
# " Darling Corey" (Traditional); arranged by John Duffey) 3:43
# "Want of a Woman" (Paul Craft) 2:16
# "Sweet Baby James" (
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...
) 3:09
# "Joshua" (Traditional; arranged by Mike Auldridge) 2:41
# "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?" (Traditional; arranged by John Duffey) 3:11
# "
Steve Goodman
Steven Benjamin Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by Arlo Guthrie and many others including John Denver, ...
) 3:02
# "With Body and Soul" (Virginia Stauffer) 3:57
# "Summertime Is Past and Gone" (
Bill Monroe
William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass".
The genre take ...
Hedy West
Hedwig Grace "Hedy" West (April 6, 1938 – July 3, 2005) was an American folksinger and songwriter. She belonged to the same generation of folk revivalists as Joan Baez and Judy Collins. Her most famous song " 500 Miles" is one of America's ...
) 3:21
# "Cannonball" (Traditional; arranged by Mike Auldridge) 2:44
# "What Am I Doing Hanging 'Round?" (
Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter best known for writing and performing Western music, country music and popular music. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including ''Cowboy Songs' ...
) 2:53
Personnel
;The Seldom Scene
* John Starling – vocals, guitar
*
John Duffey
John Humbird Duffey Jr. (March 4, 1934 – December 10, 1996) was a Washington D.C. based bluegrass musician.
Duffey was born in Washington, D.C., and lived nearly all his life in the Washington D.C. area. He graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Cha ...
– mandolin, vocals
*
Ben Eldridge Ben Eldridge, (born August 15, 1938) is a five-string banjo player and a founding member of the seminal bluegrass group The Seldom Scene. He also works as a mathematician.
Biography
Ben Eldridge was born in Richmond, Virginia. He began playing t ...
– banjo, guitar, vocals
*
Mike Auldridge
Mike Auldridge (December 30, 1938 – December 29, 2012) was an American Dobro player and a founding member of the bluegrass group The Seldom Scene. The ''New York Times'' described Auldridge as "one of the most distinctive dobro players in the ...
– Dobro, guitar, vocals
*
Tom Gray
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
– bass, vocals
;Technical
* Roy Homer - engineer
* Ronnie Bucke - cover photography