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For progressive bluegrass aficionados, Muleskinner Live -- Original Television Soundtrack is something of a watershed event. Originally broadcast on public television in the late '70s, the documentary captured the bluegrass supergroup at the peak of its powers in front of a live studio audience in Hollywood. Muleskinner's lineup was a knockout, boasting the talents of Clarence White, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Bill Keith, and Richard Green, so it should come as little surprise that this live record is a powerhouse, illustrating everything that was right about progressive bluegrass. All six songs that were aired on the TV program are here. These tapes were often believed to be lost, so the availability of this reissue is quite a boon.

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Sales Points

• Clarence White, who was also a member of the Kentucky Colonels and the Byrds, was tragically killed 5 months after this show was recorded
• The show was supposed to include the legendary Bill Monroe but his bus broke down so Muleskinner played without him
• The success of the show garnered Muleskinner a contract with Warner Records
• The only true bluegrass “super group”
• Originally aired on PBS stations September, 1973
• Recorded before a live audience February 13, 1973 at KCET, Los Angeles
• For fans of The Kentucky Colonels, Good Old Boys, Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys

Press Quotes

The subsequent soundtrack to the TV special, was an instant hit among bluegrass fans for its mastery of the idiom

     —Steve Kurutz, AllMusic

is so great - it can turn even the most casual bluegrass listener into an instant fan

     —Scott E. Shepard, partialobserver.com

the documentary captured the bluegrass supergroup at the peak of its powers in front of a live studio audience

     —Tom Owens, AllMusic