STEVE EARLE & THE DEL MCCOURY BAND The Mountain (2009 issue UK 14-track CD album - Originally released in 1999, 'The Mountain' marks a radical departure from Steve Earle's previous works as it was his first wholly bluegrass album, he had later revealed that he had made the album as a tribute to the founder of bluegrass music the legendary Bill Monroe, who had died in 1996. In order to help flesh out the songs he had written for the album, Steve Earle called upon the famous bluegrass band of Del McCoury; widely regarded as one of the finest bluegrass bands on the planet.)