Rare gem here!
Great solo project from 5 time IBMA banjo player of the year and Lonesome River Band leader and all around good guy Sammy Shelor. One the most genuine and accommodating musicians who is always approachable no matter where you might see him.
This cd was released in June 1997 & to my knowledge is out of print. The copy shared here is from the 1st pressing issue and was purchased at a Lonesome River Band show here in Mt. Airy. I remember that all four band members released solo projects around the same time.
Note worthy songs:
All instrumentals on this album are excellent,Walls, Mountain Girl, I'm On To You.
& Lonesome Scene of Winter.
Artist: Sammy Shelor
Title: Leading Roll
Year: 1997
Label: Sugar Hill
Source: compact disc
Track titles:
1: Pretty Little Girl
2: Mountain Girl
3: Ernest T. Grass
4: Lonesome Scene of Winter
5: North Carolina Breakdown
6: Allen's Dream
7: Walls
8: Janey Belle
9: I'm On To You
10: Cross Road Blues
11: Without A Word
12: Darlin' Child
Produced by:
Sammy Shelor
Recorded at:
CD Hatchery, Rural Hall, NC
Monkey Finger Studio, Nashville, TN
Doobie Shea Studio, Boones Mill, VA
Sammy Shelor: Banjo & vocals
Musicians & guest vocals:
Tony Rice: Guitar
Kenny Smith Guitar on 5,8 &10
Dan Tyminski: Mandolin, Lead vocal on 9,harmony vocals on 2 & 7
Sam Bush: Mandolin & Fiddle on 10
Randy Howard: Fiddle
Ronnie Simpkins: Bass
Marvin Cockram: Bass on 1
Jerry Douglas: Dobro
Tony Creasman: Drums on 7 & 10
Ronnie Bowman: Lead vocals on 7, harmony vocals on 2 & 9
Junior Sisk: Lead vocal on 2
Alan O'Bryant: Vocal on 4
Track 11: Raymond Matthews: Lead vocal,harmony vocals by
Woody Wright & Tony King