25 Years cover
Released

By the time this retrospective set was released in the early 1980s, the Country Gentlemen had gone through many personnel shifts, the only constant presence being guitarist and lead singer Charlie Waller. This collection provides an excellent overview of the group’s consistent dedication to both celebrating and aggressively pushing the boundaries of traditional bluegrass music. Strictly traditional settings of classic songs like “I Am Weary” and “The Fields Have Turned Brown” rub up against arrangements of songs by Bob Dylan, Mel Tallis, and Gordon Lightfoot.

Rick Anderson

Suggestions
Nashville cover

Nashville

Bill Frisell
Peculiar, Missouri cover

Peculiar, Missouri

Willi Carlisle
Pompadour cover

Pompadour

Tim O'Brien
London Southern cover

London Southern

Jim Lauderdale
Wonderland cover

Wonderland

Martha Spencer
The Boston States cover

The Boston States

Katie McNally Trio
Swing For The Fences cover

Swing For The Fences

Phil Leadbetter and the All Stars of Bluegrass
Glory Bound cover

Glory Bound

The Grahams
Skipping Rocks cover

Skipping Rocks

Ken Kolodner, Brad Kolodner
Hall of Fame Bluegrass! cover

Hall of Fame Bluegrass!

Junior Sisk, Joe Mullins