Sugar Hill 50 on iTunes

Sugar Hill 50Sugar Hill Records has just released a download-only album in iTunes which consists of the Top 50 tracks from their deep catalog of bluegrass and Americana music. Members of the Sugar Hill staff chose the songs for this collection, which is offered for download at $19.99.

The songs include early classics from Boone Creek (One Way Track), Sam Bush (Sailin’ Shoes), Lonesome River Band (Highway Paved With Pain), Tony Rice (Church Street Blues), Hot Rize (Colleen Malone), plus tracks from newer artists including Nickel Creek (When You Come Back Down and The Smoothie Song), The Infamous Stringdusters (Fork In The Road) and Sarah Jarosz (Song Up In Her Head).

There is a track from Ricky Skaggs’ initial traditional country album, Sweet Temptation (I’ll Take The Blame) and one from his memorable duo project with Tony Rice, Skaggs & Rice (Bury Me Beneath The Willow). Other artists featured include Dolly Parton, Ronnie Bowman, Jim Mills, Aubrey Haynie, Darrell Scott, Jerry Douglas and many more.

You can see the complete track list, hear audio samples, and buy it as a digital download in iTunes.

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[...] Sugar Hill Records compiled a list of its top 50 must-have tracks from the past three decades and made them available for download through iTunes for a mere $19.99. The list includes stalwarts like Ricky Skaggs, Doc Watson, Townes Van Zandt, and newcomers like Red Stick Ramblers, Joey+Rory, and Sarah Jarosz. It’s a pretty killer lineup. (via The Bluegrass Blog) [...]

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