The Red Allen Tradition

On this 1983 recording, singer/guitarist Red Allen (1930–1993) performs with longtime collaborators fiddler Vassar Clements, dobro player Josh Graves, and mandolin player Marty Stuart. The result is an intriguing mix of traditional and progressive bluegrass music.

Opening with bluegrass versions of the Monkees’ hit “Last Train to Clarksville” and closing with the Bob Dylan composition “Nashville Skyline Rag,” Allen provides traditional covers of The Seldom Scene’s John Duffey’s “Victim of the Tomb,” Carter Stanley’s “It’s Never Too Late” and “Lonesome Without You,” and Flatt and Scruggs’ “Down the Road.”

Track Listing

101	Last Train to Clarksville	Red Allen	02:05
102	Victim to the Tomb	Red Allen	03:41
103	It's Never Too Late	Red Allen	03:13
104	Worry My Life Away	Red Allen	02:27
105	Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus	Red Allen	03:35
201	Lonesome without You	Red Allen	02:25
202	Hippy Dippy Dan	Red Allen	02:59
203	Dreaming Just the Same	Red Allen	02:26
204	Down the Road	Red Allen	02:08
205	Nashville Skyline Rag	Red Allen	02:32