Mule Skinner Blues (1940-10-07)

~ Recording by Bill Monroe

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Mule Skinner Blues2:37Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysMule Skinner Blues / Six White Horses
  • 1940-12 US
1.1Mule Skinner Blues2:46Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysMule Skinner Blues
1.1Mule Skinner Blues2:46Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass BoysThe Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers
1.18Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysAmerican Yodeling 1911–1946
  • 1998-03-13 DE
8.15Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill MonroeAmerican Pop: An Audio History: From Minstrels to Mojo: On Record, 1893-1946
  • 1998-05-19 US
2.7Mule Skinner Blues2:46Bill MonroeCountry Music: Changing Times: Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, West Coast, Western Swing… 1940–1948
1.1Mule Skinner Blues2:48Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysThe Father of Bluegrass: The Early Years 1940–1947
3.9Mule Skinner Blues2:43Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysAmerican Roots: A History of American Folk Music
2.13Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill MonroeBluegrass Bonanza
  • 2001-09-17 GB
1.20Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysThe Early Stars of The Grand Ole Opry
3.2Mule Skinner Blues2:44Bill MonroeBlue Moon of Kentucky 1936-1949
1.8Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysBona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain Music
3.1Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill MonroeAll the Classic Releases 1937-1949
1.23Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill MonroeTexas Baby
1.13Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill MonroeThe Ultimate Yodelling Collection
1.15Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysCan’t You Hear Me Callin’: Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music
  • 2004-09-28 US
1.16Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysWhen the Sun Goes Down, Volume 10: East Virginia Blues
1.15Muleskinner Blues?:??Bill MonroeThe Essential Guide to Bluegrass
1.9Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)2:40Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysYodeling Memories
1.12Mule Skinner Blues2:44Bill MonroeTotally Essential Bluegrass
1.5Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)2:42Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysThe Essential Bill Monroe
  • 2013-06-04 XW
1.3Mule Skinner Blues2:45Bill MonroeThe Father of Bluegrass: The Essential Recordings

Relationships

recorded in:Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:Bill Wesbrooks (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-10-07)

Related works

Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)

lyricist and composer:Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:Peer International Corporation
later versions:New Mule Skinner Blues
is the basis for:Missouri Cowboy