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The Best Bluegrass Songs of All Time
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Upvote your favorite bluegrass songs and downvote the ones you don't like so much.
Bluegrass is an American roots music that is a subset of country music. With roots primarily in Appalachia, this style dates back to the 1800s, with many of the songs being used for Minstrel shows and often referred to as a mix between blues and jazz music. It reflects the hardships of living in rural Appalachia and the everyday life people live there.Â
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What are the best bluegrass songs of all time? It's time to decide. This list is votable and rerankable. Vote up the greatest bluegrass songs, and feel free to add any that you don't already see on here.
list ordered by
- 1
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
A fast-played bluegrass classic - 2
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Famous bluegrass tune once covered by Elvis Presley. - 3
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
The quintessential bluegrass instrumental track. - 4
Soldier's Joy
- 5
Orange Blossom Special
A quintessential tune for fiddlers, this song was once covered by Jonny Cash as well. - 6
Can the Circle Be Unbroken
Taken from a similarly name spiritual, The Careter Family rewrote their own version - 7
John Henry
Best performed by the Lily Borthers. - popular bluegrass song written by
- 9
Rocky Top
A song that recalls a southern paradaise it is now the university of Tennesse's fight song. - 10
Wayfaring Stranger
A bluegrass song from the 1800s about traveling through life. - 11
Man of Constant Sorrow
A bluegrass classic that was re-introduced to the public in the film "O Brother Where Art Thou" - 12
Kentucky Waltz
Classic Bill Monroe song from 1946 - 13
Fox On the Run
Best performed by Emerson and Waldron - 14
Nine Pound Hammer
Best performed by Tony - 15
Feudin’ Banjos
The song made infamous by the film "Deliverance" - 16
Footprints in the Snow
Best perfromed by Mac Wiseman - 17
Molly and Tenbrooks
Originally recorded by the Carver Boys under a slightly different title this song was then popularized by Bill Monroe in the '40s - 18
I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home
A classic nostalgic tune from The Carter Family. - 19
Wabash Cannonball
Best performed by Claire Lynch - 20
Darling Corey
Best performed by the Seldom Scene - 21
The Ballad of Jed Clampett
Blue grass tune that became popular as the theme song from The Beverly Hillbillies. - 22
Fireball Mail
Best performed by the Lonesome River Band - A lonesome tune of longing this bluegrass tune is an undeniable classic.
- 24
Old Dan Tucker
A popular bluegrass song from Oral traditions popularized in Minstrel shows. - 25
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot