J.D. Crowe - Self Titled LP Vinyl Record For Sale

J.D. Crowe And The New South - Self Titled - Starday Records SLP 489 - 1977 - Original Release - SUPER RARE J.D. Crowe Album - RARE BLUEGRASS

Tracks:

You Can Have Her
You Can Share My Blanket
Devil In Disguise
God's Own Singer
Ten Degrees And Getting Colder
How Come You Do Me (Like You Do, Do, Do)
For Loving You
My Heart Talks To Me
Come On Down To My World
Leaves That Are Green

    J.D. Crowe and the New South is an earlier, more straight-ahead bluegrass record from 1975 that shows J.D. Crowe and his band in a tighter, more traditional setting before their later, more progressive work took off. The album leans into hard-driving banjo, clean group vocals, and classic style song choices, making it a solid example of mid-70s bluegrass done right, less experimental, more roots-focused, and easy to enjoy even if you’re new to the genre.

Genre/s: Traditional Bluegrass

For Fans Of: Jimmy Martin, Flatt & Scruggs, The Osborne Brothers

Official Release Date: 1975

Other Notes:

• Sound Style: Strong banjo lead, tight harmonies, classic “drive” feel

• Era Snapshot: Captures the band just before the more modern New South sound became widely known

• Why It Matters: Shows Crowe’s foundation in traditional bluegrass before the genre evolved further

• Collector Note: Less famous than the Rounder-era releases, but valued by fans of pure, traditional bluegrass.