Early Dawg

Early Dawg
Live album by David Grisman
Released	1964
Recorded	1964
Genre	Progressive bluegrass, Jazz
Label	Sugar Hill Records
Producer	David Grisman
David Grisman chronology
The Even Dozen Jug Band (1964)The Even Dozen Jug Band1964 Early Dawg (1964) Earth Opera (1968)Earth Opera1968

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Early Dawg is the debut solo album by American mandolinist David Grisman. With Del McCoury on guitar and vocals, Jerry McCoury on bass, Bill Keith on banjo plus other well-known musicians, Grisman offers a mix of traditional songs, compositions by Bill Monroe and his own contributions, mainly of bluegrass and progressive bluegrass style.

Track listing

1. Fanny Hill (Grisman)
2. Sugar Hill Ramble (Grisman)
3. Little Maggie (trad.)
4. Blue Grass Twist (Monroe)
5. Shenandoah Breakdown (Monroe)
6. Opus 57 (Grisman)
7. The Prisoner's Song (Massey)
8. John Henry (trad.)
9. Rawhide (Monroe)
10. Little Sadie (trad.)
11. Dark Hollow (Browning)
12. Dear Old Dixie (Flatt/Scruggs)
13. Opus 38 (Grisman)
14. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (Bond)
15. Caravan (Ellington)
16. Black Mountain Rag (trad.)

Personnel

• David Grisman - mandolin, baritone vocal, (14)
• Artie Rose - guitar (2, 6, 10, 13, 15)
• Jerry McCoury - bass
• Winnie Winston - banjo
• Frank Wakefield - mandolin (16)
• Bill Keith - banjo (2, 6, 10, 15)
• Del McCoury - guitar, vocals