Considered by almost everyone to be one of the most innovative, creative and technically proficient flat-pick guitarists in Bluegrass music, White died tragically at an early age when hit by a car in a parking lot after a show in California. His influence in Bluegrass music has been profound, and his clo~cá-nickillg and sense of timing, phrasing, and syncopation are cited repeatedly by guitarists everywhere.Ê Though this album is taken from tapes White made at home, it is special in that there are clean samplings of 33 different tunesÑthey are short (mostly in the minute to minute & a half range) but each gives the listener all he needs to know about the tune and what White is doing. The sound quality is good and rich for a home recording of that time. The material is all classic stuff, ranging from the fiddle tunes White played so well, to interpretations of songs like FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW, I'M SO HAPPY, HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE and the wonderful bluesy treatment of IN THE PINES. A gem of a release for fans of the guitar and this great musician.

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TRACKS

1. Wildwood Flower
2. Master's Bouquet
3. Bury Me Beneath the Willow
4. Black Mountain Rag
5. Billy in the Low Ground
6. I'm So Happy
7. He Will Set Your Fields On Fire
8. Sugarfoot Rag
9. Nine Pound Hammer
10. Cripple Creek
11. Under the Double Eagle
12. Farewell Blues
13. I Am A Pilgrim
14. Country Boy Rock and Roll
15. Forsaken Love
16. False Hearted Lover
17. Black Jack Davy
18. Banks of the Ohio
19. Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
20. Sally Goodin
21. Buckin' Mule
22. Shady Grove
23. Pike County Breakdown
24. Old Joe Clark
25. Arkansas Traveler
26. Footprints in the Snow
27. In the Pines
28. Journey's End
29. Pretty Polly
30. Cotton Eyed Joe
31. Clinch Mountain Backstep
32. Randy Lynn Rag
33. Mandolin Medley