Pickin' On is a series of rock and country tribute albums performed in a bluegrass style. The records are released by CMH Records.[1][2]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | CMH |
| Website | www |
The albums are recorded by bluegrass studio musicians[3] for example Dennis Caplinger playing all instruments on ten tracks on the Pickin' On Lee Ann Rimes album.[4]
Discography edit
| Original Artist | Album Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Doors Down | Pickin' On 3 Doors Down | 2007 |
| AC/DC | Back in Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to AC/DC | 2005 |
| Aerosmith | Pickin' On Aerosmith | 2000 |
| Pick Your Wings: The Bluegrass Tribute to Aerosmith (Ft. Cornbread Red) | 2008 | |
| Air | Blue Safari: Pickin' On Air (Ft. Old School Freight Train) | 2005 |
| Alabama | Pickin' On Alabama | 2004 |
| Alan Jackson | Pickin' On Alan Jackson | 2002 |
| All-American Rejects | Bluegrass Tribute to All-American Rejects | 2006 |
| Allman Brothers | Pickin' On the Allman Brothers | 2000 |
| Avett Brothers | The Bluegrass Tribute to the Avett Brothers | 2011 |
| Barenaked Ladies | Pinch My Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Barenaked Ladies | 2006 |
| Beach Boys | Pickin' On The Beach Boys | 2004 |
| The Beatles | Pickin' On The Beatles | 1994 |
| Pickin' On The Beatles Vol. 2 | 1999 | |
| Beck | Pickin' On Beck | 2005 |
| The Black Crowes | Pickin' On The Black Crowes | 2002 |
| The Black Keys | The Bluegrass Tribute to The Black Keys | 2011 |
| Black Label Society | Life, Birth, Blue, Grass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Black Label Society (Ft. Iron Horse) | 2006 |
| Blake Shelton | Pickin' On Blake Shelton: A Bluegrass Tribute - Bar Light | 2005 |
| Blink-182 | Grass Stains: A Bluegrass Tribute to blink-182 | 2003 |
| Blues Traveler | Pickin' On Blues Traveler | 2002 |
| Bob Dylan | Pickin' On Dylan | 1999 |
| Bob Marley | Jamming: Bluegrass Celebrates Bob Marley | 2001 |
| Bon Jovi | Nice Life: Bluegrass Tribute to Bon Jovi | 2006 |
| Boston | Smokin': The Bluegrass Tribute to Boston | 2000 |
| Brad Paisley | Pickin' On Brad Paisley | 2003 |
| Brooks & Dunn | Pickin' On Brooks & Dunn | 2002 |
| Bruce Springsteen | Pickin' on Springsteen | 1999 |
| Pickin' on Bruce Springsteen Vol. 2 | 2003 | |
| The Byrds | Eight Miles High: A Bluegrass Tribute to The Byrds | 2001 |
| Clint Black | Pickin' On Clint Black | 2004 |
| Coldplay | Pickin' on Coldplay: A Bluegrass Tribute | 2005 |
| Counting Crows | Pickin' On Counting Crows | 2007 |
| Creed | Pickin' on Creed | 2001 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | Pickin' on Creedence Clearwater Revival | 1999 |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young | Pickin' on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 2000 |
| Pickin' on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Vol. 2 | 2002 | |
| Darius Rucker and Hootie & The Blowfish | The Bluegrass Tribute to Darius Rucker & Hootie & The Blowfish | 2011 |
| Dave Matthews Band | Breathe: The Bluegrass Tribute to Dave Matthews Band | 2001 |
| Breathe, Vol. 2: The Bluegrass Tribute to Dave Matthews Band | 2003 | |
| Def Leppard | Pickin' On Def Leppard | 2005 |
| Dolly Parton | Pickin' On Dolly Parton | 2003 |
| The Doobie Brothers | Pickin' on the Doobie Brothers | 2001 |
| Dwight Yoakam | Pickin' On Dwight Yoakam | 2004 |
| The Eagles | Pickin' On The Eagles | 1994 |
| Eric Clapton | Pickin' On Clapton | 1999 |
| Elton John | Captain Fantastic: A Tribute to Elton John | 1998 |
| Faith Hill | Pickin' On Faith Hill | 2001 |
| Foo Fighters | Bleed It Out: The Bluegrass Tribute to Foo Fighters | 2007 |
| Franz Ferdinand | Pickin' On Franz Ferdinand (Ft. Cornbread Red) | 2005 |
| Garth Brooks | Pickin' On Garth Brooks | 2000 |
| Pickin' & Singin': The Bluegrass Tribute to Garth Brooks | 2008 | |
| George Strait | Pickin' On George Strait | 2000 |
| Gov't Mule | Pickin' On Gov't Mule | 2004 |
| Grateful Dead | Pickin' on the Grateful Dead: A Tribute | 1997 |
| Pickin' on the Grateful Dead, Vol. 2 | 2000 | |
| Green Day | Green Day Bluegrass: Pickin' on Green Day (Ft. Honeywagon and Cornbread Red) | 2005 |
| Green Day Bluegrass Vol. 2 | 2010 | |
| Guns N' Roses | Take Me Home: The Bluegrass Tribute to Guns N' Roses (Ft. Iron Horse) | 2007 |
| Hank Williams Jr. | Pickin' On Hank Williams Jr. | 2004 |
| Jack Johnson | Pickin' On Jack Johnson | 2003 |
| Jack White | The Bluegrass Tribute to Jack White | 2012 |
| Jerry Garcia | Pickin' On Jerry Garcia | 2001 |
| Johnny Cash | Pickin' On Johnny Cash | 2006 |
| Jimi Hendrix | Pickin' On Hendrix | 1999 |
| Jimmy Buffett | Pickin' On Jimmy Buffett | 2000 |
| John Cougar Mellencamp | Ain't That America: The Bluegrass Tribute to John Cougar Mellencamp | 2000 |
| John Denver | Rocky Mountain High: A Tribute to John Denver | 1997 |
| John Mayer | Pickin' On John Mayer | 2003 |
| Journey | Bluegrass Tribute to Journey | 2008 |
| Kanye West | The Bluegrass Tribute to Kanye West's Heartless (Ft. Iron Horse) | 2010 |
| Keith Urban | Pickin' On Keith Urban | 2003 |
| Kenny Chesney | Pickin' On Kenny Chesney: The Fantastic Bluegrass Tribute | 2002 |
| Pickin' On Kenny Chesney Vol. 2 | 2004 | |
| The Killers | The Bluegrass Tribute to The Killers | 2006 |
| Kings of Leon | The Bluegrass Tribute to Kings of Leon (Ft. Iron Horse) | 2010 |
| Led Zeppelin | Pickin' On Zeppelin | 2000 |
| Pickin' On Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 | 2003 | |
| Lee Ann Womack | Pickin' On Lee Ann Womack | 2002 |
| Linkin Park | The Bluegrass Tribute to Linkin Park (Ft Cornbread Red) | 2005 |
| Lonestar | Pickin' On Lonestar | 2002 |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | Pickin' on Lynyrd Skynyrd: A Tribute | 1997 |
| Maroon 5 | Tangled In Maroon: The Bluegrass Tribute to Maroon 5 | 2007 |
| Merle Haggard | Pickin' On Merle Haggard | 2002 |
| Metallica | Fade to Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica (Ft. Iron Horse) | 2003 |
| Fade to Bluegrass Vol. 2: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica (Ft. Iron Horse) | 2006 | |
| Modest Mouse | Pickin' on Modest Mouse (Ft. Iron Horse) | 2004 |
| Mötley Crüe | Bluegrass Tribute to Mötley Crüe | 2007 |
| Mumford and Sons | The Bluegrass Tribute to Mumford and Sons | 2011 |
| Pickin' on Mumford and Sons' Babel | 2012 | |
| Neil Young | Pickin' On Neil Young | 1998 |
| New Found Glory | Pickin' on New Found Glory | 2006 |
| Nirvana | Pickin' On Nirvana | 2017 |
| The Offspring | Americano: The Bluegrass Tribute to The Offspring | 2007 |
| Peter Frampton | Pickin' On Peter Frampton | 2001 |
| Phish | Gone Phishin': The Bluegrass Tribute to Phish | 2000 |
| Still Phishin': The Bluegrass Tribute to Phish, Vol. 2 | 2002 | |
| Pink Floyd | Pickin' on Pink Floyd | 2001 |
| Poison | Pick Your Poison: The Bluegrass Tribute to Poison | 2007 |
| Quentin Tarantino | Blood-Splattered Bluegrass: A Tribute to the Films of Quentin Tarantino | 2011 |
| Radiohead | Corporate Love Breakdown: The Bluegrass Tribute to Radiohead | 2005 |
| Randy Travis | Pickin' On Randy Travis | 2003 |
| Rascal Flatts | Pickin' On Rascal Flatts | 2003 |
| Reba McEntire | Pickin' On Reba McEntire | 2002 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Pick My Kiss: The Bluegrass Tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2006 |
| R.E.M. | Pickin' on R.E.M. | 2001 |
| Relient K | Pickin' On Relient K | 2007 |
| The Rolling Stones | Pickin' On The Rolling Stones | 2000 |
| Pickin' On The Rolling Stones Vol. 2 | 2003 | |
| Paint It Blue: The Bluegrass Tribute to the Rolling Stones (Ft. Honeywagon) | 2005 | |
| Santana | Pickin' On Santana | 2000 |
| Shania Twain | Pickin' on Shania Twain | 2000 |
| Sheryl Crow | Pickin' On Sheryl Crow | 2001 |
| The Shins | Pickin' on The Shins: A Tribute | 2007 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Soundtrack to a Generation: Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel | 1999 |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | Pickin' on Stevie Ray Vaughan: A Bluegrass Tribute | 2001 |
| String Cheese Incident | Pickin' On The String Cheese Incident | 2002 |
| The Strokes | Bluegrass Tribute to The Strokes | 2006 |
| Sugarland | We Drove All Night: Bluegrass Tribute to Sugarland | 2006 |
| Taking Back Sunday | Pickin' on Taking Back Sunday | 2010 |
| Taylor Swift | Pickin' & Singin': The Bluegrass Tribute to Taylor Swift | 2008 |
| Pickin' On Taylor Swift Vol. 2 | 2015 | |
| Tenacious D | This Is Just a Tribute: Bluegrass Wrecks the Music of Tenacious D (Ft. Dust Bowl Cavaliers) | 2006 |
| Tim McGraw | I Like It, I Love It: The Bluegrass Tribute to Tim McGraw | 2001 |
| Where The Bluegrass Grows: The Tribute to Tim McGraw (Ft. Billy Bob Thornton) | 2006 | |
| Toby Keith | Pickin' On Toby Keith | 2003 |
| Tom Petty | Pickin' on Petty: A Bluegrass Tribute to Tom Petty | 2000 |
| Travis Tritt | Pickin' On Travis Tritt | 2002 |
| U2 | Pickin' On U2 | 2001 |
| Pickin' On U2 Vol. 2 | 2003 | |
| Vince Gill | Pickin' On Vince Gill | 2004 |
| The White Stripes | Pickin' On The White Stripes | 2005 |
| The Who | Pickin' On The Who | 2002 |
| Widespread Panic | Pickin' on Widespread Panic: A Bluegrass Tribute | 2001 |
| Wilco | Pickin' on Wilco: Casino Side | 2004 |
| Willie Nelson | Pickin' On Willie Nelson | 2003 |
| ZZ Top | Pickin' on ZZ Top | 2000 |
| Various | Pickin' On The Movies | 1993 |
| Various | Four Finger Music: The Bluegrass Tribute to the Music Made Famous by The Simpsons | 2007 |
| Various | Heigh Ho Banjo: Bluegrass Salutes Favorite Disney Songs | 1998 |
| Various | The Fantastic Pickin' On Series Bluegrass Sampler | 2002 |
| Various | The Eclectic Bluegrass Collection | 2006 |
| Various | The Bluegrass Tribute to Classic Rock Hits (Ft Iron Horse & Conrbread Red) | 2007 |
| Various | The Bluegrass Tribute to The Hunger Games | 2012 |
| Various | Pickin' On The 90s | 2016 |
References edit
- ^ Gerome, John (July 11, 2006). "Cross-over success: Bluegrass artists pick on classic rock with tribute albums". Toledo Blade. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Lawrence, Keith (January 7, 2003). "Middle Spunk Creek Boys Offer Old, New". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Bessman, Jim (15 Sep 2001). "Bluegrass Gets Red Hot". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 37. p. 50.
She notes that most of these albums feature new recordings by "a corral" of top studio musicians and bluegrass pickers, including banjoist Scott Vestal, dobro player Rob Ickes, and fiddlers Byron Berline, Aubrey Haynie, and Gabe Witcher.
- ^ Bluegrass Unlimited, Volume 39, Issues 1-6