The Best Bluegrass Albums of All Time
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Bluegrass is an American roots music that is a subset of country music. With roots primarily in Appalachia, this style dates back to the 1800s, with many of the songs being used for Minstrel shows and often referred to as a mix between blues and jazz music. It reflects the hardships of living in rural Appalachia and the everyday life people live there.Â
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Over 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Bluegrass Albums of All Time
- Old & In the Way
- The Dillards
- Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky ThunderGrammy winning labum in 2000
- John Hartford
- 5Steve Earle, Del McCoury BandAn album whose mission it is to create timeless bluegrass classics. Accompanied by a fantastic bluegrass ensemble.
- A comilation from Nashville's great duo of the 1950s.
- 7Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alison KraussGrammy winning album in 1998
- 8Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky ThunderGrammy winning labum in 1999
- Grammy winning album in 1995
- Alison Krauss & Union StationGrammy winning album in 2002
- 11Bill Monroe, Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass BoysGrammy winning album in 1989
- The album that made Alison Krauss a star. A great retrospective album
- 13Del McCoury BandGrammy winning album in 2006
- 14Grammy winning album in 2004
- Grammy winning album in 1997
- 16Dolly PartonGrammy winning album in 2001
- Alison KraussGrammy winning album in 1991
- 18Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alison KraussGrammy winning album in 1993
- 20Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alison Kraussgrammy winning album in 2012
- Steve MartinGrammy winning album in 2010
- Live recording from the 1964 Newport Folk Festival
- A great compilation of all the classics including feudin abnjos
- 24The Nashville Bluegrass BandGrammy winning album in 1994
- 25The Nashville Bluegrass BandGrammy winning album in 1996
- 26Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky ThunderGrammy winning album in 2009
- 27Patty LovelessGrammy winning album in 2011
- An eclectic mix of public domain recordings that include bluegrass as well as its country cousins.
- 29Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky ThunderGrammy winning album in 2005
- Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alison Krauss