Tracklist:
A1 Fanny Hill
A2 Sugar Hill Ramble
A3 Little Maggie
A4 Blue Grass Twist
A5 Shenandoah Breakdown
A6 Opus 57
A7 The Prisoner's Song
A8 John Henry
B1 Rawhide
B2 Little Sadie
B3 Dark Hollow
B4 Dear Old Dixie
B5 Opus 38
B6 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
B7 Caravan
B8 Black Mountain Rag


David Grisman - Early Dawg
Sugar Hill Records (2) • US • 1980 • Vinyl, LP, Album • Cat#: SH 3713


EARLY DAWG documents the early music of David Grisman, representing both his traditional bluegrass roots and the beginnings of "Dawg Music."

Long before he developed his unique style of "Dawg Music," mandolinist David Grisman was steeped in bluegrass, though he was even stretching its conceived boundaries early in his professional career. This album combines live recordings from 1966 and one track from 1973, with the supporting musicians including Del McCoury (guitar and vocals) and Jerry McCoury (bass), with banjo player Bill Keith and guitarist Artie Rose added on selected tracks. Grisman performs traditional bluegrass favorites, including excellent adaptations of several classic tunes by Bill Monroe (one of the mandolinist's musical heroes), plus a few examples of his early compositions, including the Django Reinhardt-influenced "Opus 57" and the equally intricate "Opus 38," both of which were still part of his active performing repertoire decades later. Frank Wakefield, a great mandolinist who helped Grisman master the instrument, guests on a 1973 performance of "Black Mountain Rag."

Recording information: 03/1966-06/1973.


Barcodes & Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, Artisan logo stamped): N-47 SH-3713-A [Artisan Drum Logo] GF
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, Artisan logo stamped): N-47 SH-3713-B [Artisan Drum Logo] GF
Rights Society (A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B3 to B6): BMI
Rights Society (A7, B7): ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID: N-47