Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3 – California Connection

Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3 - California Connection
Studio album by Bluegrass Album Band
Released	1983
Genre	Bluegrass
Label	Rounder
Bluegrass Album Band chronology
Bluegrass Album, Vol. 2 (1982) Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3 - California Connection (1983) Bluegrass Album, Vol. 4 (1984)
Tony Rice chronology
Bluegrass Album, Vol. 2 (1982) Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3 - California Connection (1983) Church Street Blues (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3 — California Connection is a third album by bluegrass supergroup, Bluegrass Album Band, released in 1983. Dobroist Jerry Douglas is added to the line-up and the band includes some more country-rock to the mix, but the most part of the album consists of classics by Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.^[1][2]

Track listing

1. "Devil in Disguise" (Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons) 3:20
2. "Letter from My Darling" (Bill Monroe) 3:00
3. "A Hundred Years from Now" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) 2:15
4. "Unfaithful One" (S. Campbell) 2:56
5. "Down the Road" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) 2:15
6. "I'd Rather Be Alone" (Lester Flatt) 3:07
7. "Big Spike Hammer" (Pete Goble, Bobby Osborne) 3:00
8. "Please Search Your Heart" (Pete Goble, Doyle Lawson) 2:29
9. "Hey Lonesome" (Sam Humphrey, Jimmy Martin) 2:05
10. "I'm Waiting to Hear You Call Me Darlin'" (Lester Flatt) 2:33
11. "Wall Around Your Heart" (Don Reno, Red Smiley, Buddie Smith) 2:42
12. "Come Back Darling" (Lester Flatt) 2:25

Personnel

• Tony Rice - guitar, vocals
• J.D. Crowe - banjo, vocals
• Doyle Lawson - mandolin, vocals
• Bobby Hicks - violin
• Jerry Douglas - Dobro, vocals
• Todd Philips - bass

References

Bluegrass music
Typical instruments	Acoustic guitar Banjo Dobro Fiddle technique Mandolin technique Upright bass
Stylistic origins	Blues Country music Folk music Old-time music
Sub- and fusion genres	Traditional bluegrass Progressive bluegrass Bluegrass gospel Czech bluegrass
Notable festivals	High Sierra Music Festival Festival of the Bluegrass Merlefest Podunk Bluegrass Festival Telluride Bluegrass Festival Tottenham Bluegrass Festival List of bluegrass music festivals
Notable performers	List of bluegrass musicians List of bluegrass bands List of bluegrass mandolinists
Other	International Bluegrass Music Museum International Bluegrass Music Association International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Bluegrass Unlimited magazine Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards International Bluegrass Music Awards
Category Portal