Early Recordings

• Artist: The Lilly Brothers
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• Release Date: 1971
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Country

Review

The pure soul of this country "brother" duo is laid out in all its glory here. With nothing but bass backup from yet a third sibling, Everett Alan Lilly, it is like a heaping buffet consisting of nothing but steaming mashed potatoes, meat, and green beans. This delicious material, ranging from old-time material to a current country hit, originated on the Prestige label. The jazz label was jumping on the resurgence of interest in folk music of the '60s by starting up a Folklore line. The Lilly Brothers were kingpins on the New England folk scene, specializing in an interpretation of Bill Monroe they had tweaked until it practically sparkled. They are captured with the pristine recording quality of a Rudy Van Gelder jazz session. Some of the tracks, such as "I'm Troubled I'm Troubled," are total classics. The Lilly Brothers are as swinging as they are moving. And listeners may not be able to get over just how beautiful sounding an album this is. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Bring Back My Blue Eyed Boy	A.P. Carter	The Lilly Brothers, Don Stover	(2:17)
Tragic Romance	Zeke Morris, Wiley Morris	Don Stover, The Lilly Brothers	(2:40)
Southern Skies	Charles Everett Lilly	Don Stover, The Lilly Brothers	(1:46)
Long Journey Home	Traditional	The Lilly Brothers, Don Stover	(2:16)
Wheel Hoss	Bill Monroe	The Lilly Brothers, Don Stover	(2:03)
When the Saints Go Marching In	Paul Campbell, Mississippi Fred McDowell, James Black, Traditional	Don Stover, The Lilly Brothers	(2:21)
John Henry	Traditional	The Lilly Brothers, Don Stover	(2:42)
Are You Tired of Me, My Darling?	A.P. Carter	Don Stover, The Lilly Brothers	(2:54)
Little Annie	A.P. Carter	The Lilly Brothers, Don Stover	(2:19)
Weeping Willow	Paul Carter, A.P. Carter	The Lilly Brothers, Don Stover	(2:43)
Riding on My Saviour's Train		Don Stover, The Lilly Brothers	(2:10)

Credits

David Glasser (Preparation for CD Mastering), Bea Lilly (Guitar), Charles Everett Lilly (Vocals), Charles Everett Lilly (Mandolin), David Freeman (Producer), Gary B. Reid (Production Coordination), Bill Vernon (Liner Notes), Charles Everett Lilly (Bass), Bea Lilly (Vocals), David Freeman (Liner Notes), Fred Carlson (Package Design)