The Hillmen is a bluegrass super-group of including future Byrd Chris Hillman, country music legends Vern and Rex Gosdin, and banjoist Don Parmley.
The Hillmen is the seminal bluegrass LP recorded by a super-group of players including mandolin prodigy (and future Byrd) Chris Hillman, country music legends Vern and Rex Gosdin, and banjoist Don Parmley. Recorded in '63/'64, these recordings would not see official release until 1970 as an 11-track LP. The Hillmen displays their unique takes on Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and Maybelle Carter, alongside several original songs by the Gosdin Brothers. The original 11-track album is now enhanced with 6 bonus tracks and will recreate the original artwork by Dean Torrance of Jan & Dean fame. Produced by Byrds manager Jim Dickson, all of the tracks were mixed from the original 3-track tapes in 1970 by engineer Dave Hassinger (Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Jackson 5). This LP is a must-have for fans of bluegrass music and is a true treasure of Americana.
Track Listing
Fair and Tender Ladies Winsborough Cotton Mill Blues Wheel Hoss Fare Thee Well Goin' Up With These Chains When the Ship Comes In Roll On Muddy River Blue Grass Chopper Ranger's Command Prisoner's Plea Brown Mountain Light Sangaree Barbara Allen Back Road Fever Copper Kettle Salt Creek
