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Best 1 John Hartford - Aereo-Plain

Aereo-Plain is a studio album by American musician John Hartford, released in 1971 on Warner Bros. Records. Recorded with a group of notable acoustic instrumentalists, including Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, and Vassar Clements, the album blends traditional bluegrass instrumentation with a relaxed, ecce...

2 New Grass Revival - Fly Through the Country

Fly Through the Country is a 1975 album by New Grass Revival, released by Flying Fish Records. The group used acoustic bluegrass instruments and close vocal harmonies while drawing on rock, jazz, and contemporary songwriting, an approach associated with the developing progressive bluegrass style kno...

3 John Hartford - Morning Bugle

Morning Bugle is a 1972 bluegrass album by American musician John Hartford, released on Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at Bearsville Studios with guitar virtuoso Norman Blake and bassist Dave Holland, the album exemplifies Hartford's innovative approach to traditional bluegrass that helped pioneer t...

4 New Grass Revival - When the Storm Is Over

"When the Storm Is Over" is a bluegrass album by the band New Grass Revival, released in 1977 on the Flying Fish label. The album features a mix of traditional acoustic instrumentation and contemporary song structures. It includes a combination of covers and original tracks written by band members....

5 New Grass Revival - On the Boulevard

On the Boulevard is a studio album by the American progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 1984 on Sugar Hill Records. The album was recorded with the band's most well-known lineup, featuring Sam Bush on mandolin, John Cowan on bass, Béla Fleck on banjo, and Pat Flynn on guitar. It...

6 New Grass Revival - New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival is the band's 1972 Starday debut, introducing Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Curtis Burch, and Ebo Walker's progressive bluegrass.

7 New Grass Revival - Barren County

Barren County is New Grass Revival's 1979 Flying Fish album, produced by Sam Bush and named for the Kentucky county near the band's roots.

8 New Grass Revival - Friday Night in America

Friday Night in America is New Grass Revival's 1989 Capitol album, their final studio release and the source of the country-charting Callin' Baton Rouge.

9 Sam Bush - King of My World

King of My World is Sam Bush's 2004 Sugar Hill album, reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums chart and No. 64 on Top Country Albums.

10 Sam Bush - Glamour & Grits

Glamour & Grits is Sam Bush's 1996 Sugar Hill album, his second solo release and an early statement from his post-New Grass Revival band era.

11 Sam Bush - Ice Caps: Peaks of Telluride

Ice Caps: Peaks of Telluride is Sam Bush's 2000 live album, documenting his long association with Colorado's Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

12 John Hartford - Steam Powered Aereo-Takes

John Hartford's Steam Powered Aereo-Takes is a 2002 collection of 1971 Aereo-Plain outtakes, demos and jams with the Aereo-Plain Band.

13 Sam Bush - Late as Usual

Late as Usual is Sam Bush's 1985 Rounder solo debut, made while he was still a central member of New Grass Revival.

14 Sam Bush - Storyman

Storyman is Sam Bush's 2016 album, a late-career solo release that reached No. 3 on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums chart.

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