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Clarence White
33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals
Release Date: 2000
Running Time: 45:28
Label: Rural Rhythm

Clarence White's guitar playing was captured on a number of albums and in a variety of styles between the mid-'60s and his early death in 1973. Still, one cannot help but listen to the Kentucky Colonels Appalachian Swing! and want to hear more of White's fine acoustic work. Now, on 33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals, one can. These recordings were captured on a home tape during 1962, featuring no more than White's lead guitar with Roger Bush playing rhythm. This album, recorded two years before Appalachian Swing!, shows just how far his flatpicking had advanced. Most of the instrumentals are short -- from 44 seconds to a little over two minutes -- and feature well known tunes such as "Sugarfoot Rag," "Nine Pound Hammer," and "Sally Goodin." Some material -- "In the Pines" and "I Am a Pilgrim" -- is shot through with bluesy, soulful playing. Even on straightforward material like "Banks of the Ohio" and "Old Joe Clark," White shows an incredible sense of rhythm, timing, and melody. The oldest of warhorses, "Wildwood Flower," sounds fresh here, and perhaps it is because there is always a sense of openness and intelligence in White's playing, something that is absent from contemporary flatpickers who trade style for speed. The liner notes replace the normal biographical information with testimonials of acoustic players influenced by White, including Jerry Garcia, Tony Rice, and Doc Watson. For those who are already familiar with White, this album is a must have; for the unfamiliar, this is a great place to start. 33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals is a lovely album from a master flatpicker captured in rare form. Ronnie Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Wildwood Flower	Carter	1:25
2	Master's Bouquet	Baumgardner	1:12
3	Burry Me Beneath the Willow	Traditional	1:56
4	Black Mountain Blues	Keith, Traditional	1:37
5	Billy in the Low Ground	Traditional	1:36
6	I'm So Happy	Traditional	0:57
7	He Will Set Your Fields on Fire	Traditional	1:38
8	Sugarfoot Rag	Vaughan, Garland	1:05
9	Nine Pound Hammer	Travis	1:24
10	Cripple Creek	Traditional	1:02
11	Under the Double Eagle	Traditional	1:34
12	Farewell Blues	Traditional	1:36
13	I Am a Pilgrim	Traditional	1:39
14	Country Boy Rock & Roll	Reno	1:02
15	Forsaken Love	Traditional	1:16
16	False Hearted Lover	Traditional	1:09
17	Black Jack Davy	Traditional	1:05
18	Banks of the Ohio	Traditional	1:22
19	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Carter	1:38
20	Sally Goodin	Traditional	1:08
21	Buckin' Mule	Traditional	1:40
22	Shady Grove	Traditional	1:20
23	Pike Country Breakdown	Monroe, Traditional	1:05
24	Old Joe Clark	Traditional	1:35
25	Arkansas Traveller	Traditional	1:29
26	Footprints in the Snow	Monroe, Traditional	1:45
27	In the Pines	Traditional	2:15
28	Journey's End	Traditional	0:59
29	Pretty Polly	Traditional	0:53
30	Cotton Eyed Joe	Traditional	0:47
31	Clinch Mountain Backstep	Stanley	1:18
32	Randy Lynn Rag	Scruggs	0:59
33	Mandolin Medley	Traditional	2:02