VARIOUS – Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy (Expanded Edition) – 2LP – Vinyl

2LP – Expanded Edition of this album features seven archival bonus tracks not available on the CD version.

During the middle decades of the 20th century, the factories of southwestern Ohio drew hundreds of thousands of migrants from Appalachia, including innumerable musicians. Industrial Strength Bluegrass celebrates the music that these migrants made and loved, and explores a pivotal moment in the history of bluegrass and country music at large. Produced by beloved performer and radio personality Joe Mullins, the collection features many modern legends like Lee Ann Womack, Mo Pitney, and Vince Gill, plus a stellar lineup of bluegrass stalwarts including Rhonda Vincent, Bobby Osborne, and Mullins himself, taking on tunes that have echoed across Ohio for decades. This group of some of the biggest names in bluegrass today pays tribute to the jubilant highs and lonesome lows of life amongst the factories and warehouses, reflecting the regions rich culture and resilient people.

The expanded 2xLP vinyl version of this album features seven archival bonus tracks: Youll Never Be the Same by The Traditional Grass, Stone Wall by Red Allen & The Allen Brothers, The Singer by The Hotmud Family, Ninety-Nine Years Is Almost for Life by Dave Evans, Hes Everything to Me by Larry Sparks, Im Bound to Ride by The Stanley Brothers, and Shakin the Grate by The Boys From Indiana.

These tracks are not available on the CD, nor are they available to stream.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Readin’, Rightin’, Route 23 – Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
2. Are You Missing Me – Dailey and Vincent
3. 20/20 Vision – Dan Tyminski
4. You’ll Never Be The Same – The Traditional Grass
5. Baby Blue Eyes – Vince Gill
6. When He Blessed My Soul – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Side B
1. Barefoot Nellie – Bradley Walker and Russell Moore Josh Williams
2. Once More – Dave Evans
3. Mountain Strings – The Isaacs and The Oak Ridge Boys
4. Stonewall – Larry Sparks
5. Suzanne – Lee Ann Womack
6. The Singer – The Stanley Brothers

Side C
1. Larry Sparks Medley: Dark Hollow/A Face in the Crowd/These Old Blues
2. 99 Years Is Almost For Life
3. Garden Tomb
4. He’s Everything To Me
5. From Life’s Other Side

Side D
1. I’m Bound to Ride
2. Stone Walls & Steel Bars
3. Shakin’ The Grate
4. Family Reunion
5. The Rolling Mills of Middletown
6. We’ll Head Back to Harlan