By Request

Del McCoury | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 12, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mccoury Music
• ASIN: B0020H47GE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,152 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Feel the Blues Movin' In

2. The Bluest Man In Town

3. High On The Mountain

4. Nashville Cats

5. A Good Man Like Me

6. The White House Blues

7. Dreams

8. The Cold Hard Facts

9. Black Jack County Chains

10. Loggin' Man

11. Queen Anne's Lace

12. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning

13. Rain and Snow

14. All Aboard

Editorial Reviews

2009 single disc collection from the Bluegrass legend. For 50 years, Del's music defined authenticity for hard core Bluegrass fans as well as a growing number of fans among those only vaguely familiar with the genre. And while By Request, provides an opportunity to look back on a unique legacy, it's also one that Del McCoury's rolling past with a wave and a grin and some of the best music he's ever made. By Request is a collection oh what Del and his sons feel are the 14 most requested songs during Del's live shows (as most of you know, Del never had a set list, but plays audience requests).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Budget Quasi-Anthology CD, May 30, 2009

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Todd A. Gracyk (Petaluma, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: By Request (Audio CD)

This budget CD features 14 of the 50 tracks from the great 5 CD box set Celebrating 50 Years of Del McCoury.

Most bluegrass fans are familiar with Del McCoury's legacy, so I won't go into all those details here. But for those new to the music, I will say that there is no finer bluegrass band than McCoury's, musically speaking. His lead singing is high and lonesome; McCoury is simply one of the greatest bluegrass lead vocalists of all time (right up there with Carter Stanley, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin, Charlie Moore, Red Allen, Larry Sparks and Dudley Connell). McCoury has performed traditional bluegrass music since the late 1950s; early in his career was a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and began fronting his own band in the late 1960s (initially named the Dixie Pals).

This CD mostly features the more traditional aspect of the Del McCoury Band on 10 newly recorded versions of McCoury's most popular songs plus 4 previously issued songs ("Nashville Cats," "A Good Man Like Me," "All Aboard" and the magnificent "1952 Vincent Black Lightening").

Great sampler for those unable to splurge on Celebrating 50 Years of Del McCoury.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Del and the Boys rock!, August 2, 2010

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lalouisianne "photographer" (Phila, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: By Request (Audio CD)

excellent sound quality - Del is amazing. Just caught him at Grey Fox. What a set!

5.0 out of 5 stars By Request Del McCoury Band CD, December 21, 2011

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Ronald Chang (Spring Branch, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: By Request (Audio CD)

This is an extra ordinary Bluegrass album by a master of the genre and member of the Grand Ole Opry. All of the songs are well done and quite a few are classics including 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. A must buy!