The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1994

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Annotation

Contains 96 page booklet describing Bill Monroe, his life and recording career. Many color photos. Full discography on enclosed tunes.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1952
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1My Long Journey Home
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
My Long Journey Home (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional]
The Monroe Brothers2:29
2What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
arranger:
Bill Monroe and Charlie Monroe
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
What Would You Give in Exchange? (on 1936-02-17)
lyricist:
F. J. Berry (in 1911)
composer:
James H. Carr (in 1911)
publisher:
The Trio Music Company (on 1912-06-14) and Stamps Baxter Music & Printing Co. (on 1940-06-14)
The Monroe Brothers3:13
3Muleskinner Blues
double bass:
Amos Garren (on 1939-11-25)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (on 1939-11-25)
guitar:
Bill Monroe (on 1939-11-25)
mandolin:
J.C. "Cleo" Davis (on 1939-11-25)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1939-11-25)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1939-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe3:09
4Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and bass vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
baritone vocals:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
tenor vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
On the Rock Where Moses Stood (on 1940-10-07)
writer:
The Carter Family
Bill Monroe2:33
5Back Up and Push
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Back Up and Push (on 1941-10-02)
composer:
[traditional]
Bill Monroe2:52
6Goodbye Old Pal
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Goodbye Old Pal (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
APRS and Bill Monroe Music
Bill Monroe2:43
7Heavy Traffic Ahead
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Heavy Traffic Ahead (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
APRS and Bill Monroe Music
Bill Monroe2:52
8Wicked Path of Sin
producer:
Art Satherly
double bass and baritone vocals:
Howard Watts (on 1946-09-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-17)
bass vocals:
Birch Monroe (on 1946-09-17)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-17)
recording of:
Wicked Path of Sin
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe2:41
9It’s Mighty Dark to Travel
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
It's Mighty Dark to Travel (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe2:54
10Bluegrass Breakdown
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe2:18
11Can’t You Hear Me Callin’
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1949-10-22)
double bass:
Jack Thompson (on 1949-10-22)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1949-10-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Mac Wiseman (on 1949-10-22)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1949-10-22)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-10-22)
recording of:
Can't You Hear Me Callin' (on 1949-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe3:18
12My Little Georgia Rose
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-02-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-02-03)
recording of:
My Little Georgia Rose (on 1950-02-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe3:08
13I’m on My Way to the Old Home
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-02-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-02-03)
recording of:
I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home (on 1950-02-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe2:27
14I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-02-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-02-03)
recording of:
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (on 1950-02-03)
composer:
James B. Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music
Bill Monroe2:52
15Uncle Pen
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-10-15)
double bass and baritone vocals:
Joel Price (on 1950-10-15)
fiddle:
Merle "Red" Taylor (on 1950-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1950-10-15)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-10-15)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-10-15)
recording of:
Uncle Pen (on 1950-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1975)
Bill Monroe2:46
16Lord Protect My Soul
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass and bass vocals:
Joel Price (on 1950-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1950-10-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-10-15)
baritone vocals:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-10-15)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-10-15)
recording of:
Lord Protect My Soul (on 1950-10-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe2:44
17Raw Hide
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-01-20)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1951-01-20)
fiddle:
Merle "Red" Taylor (on 1951-01-20)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (on 1951-01-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-01-20)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-01-20)
recording of:
Rawhide (mandolin instrumental) (on 1951-01-20)
composer:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe2:38
18Brakeman’s Blues
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-03-29)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1951-03-29)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (on 1951-03-29)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (on 1951-03-29)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-03-29)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-03-29)
recording of:
The Brakeman’s Blues (on 1951-03-29)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe2:38
19Sugar Coated Love
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-06)
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1951-07-06)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (on 1951-07-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-07-06)
vocals:
Bill Monroe
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-06)
recording of:
Sugar Coated Love (on 1951-07-06)
composer:
Audrey Butler
Bill Monroe2:26
20Christmas Time’s a Coming
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
James Bowers (on 1951-10-28)
double bass:
Shorty Shehan (on 1951-10-28)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (on 1951-10-28)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1951-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-10-28)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Owen Bradley (on 1951-10-28)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1951-10-28) and Bill Monroe (on 1951-10-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-10-28)
recording of:
Christmas Time's A-Coming (on 1951-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Tex Logan
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe2:50
21The First Whippoorwill
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
James Bowers (on 1951-10-28)
double bass:
Shorty Shehan (on 1951-10-28)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (on 1951-10-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1951-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-10-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-10-28)
recording of:
The First Whippoorwill (on 1951-10-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe2:55
22In the Pines
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
Bill Monroe3:13
23Footprints in the Snow
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (on 1952-07-18)
composer:
Rupert Jones
is based on:
I Traced Her Little Footmarks in the Snow
Bill Monroe2:43
24Walking in Jerusalem
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (on 1952-07-18)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
bass vocals:
Boudleaux Bryant (on 1952-07-18)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1952-07-18) and Bill Monroe (on 1952-07-18)
tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Walking in Jerusalem Just Like John (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
previously attributed to:
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe1:59
2▼CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1952 to 1959
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1Memories of Mother and Dad
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
Memories of Mother and Dad (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Albert Price
3:00
2The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake (on 1952-07-18)
composer:
Albert Price
3:06
3Y’all Come
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Y’all Come (on 1954-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Duff
2:19
4Sitting Alone in the Moonlight
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-08)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Sitting Alone in the Moonlight (on 1954-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:29
5On and On
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-01-07)
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-07)
recording of:
On and On (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:49
6White House Blues
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-01-07)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-07)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-07)
recording of:
White House Blues (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
[traditional] and Wilbur Jones
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 787)
2:14
7Happy on My Way
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-01-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-14)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Milton Estes (on 1954-01-14)
recording of:
Happy on My Way (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Pyle
publisher:
Ernest Tubb Music
2:12
8A Voice From on High
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-01-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-14)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-14)
recording of:
A Voice From on High (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Lee Mauldin and Bill Monroe
2:39
9Close By
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Jim Smoak (on 1954-06-26)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-06-26)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-06-26), Merle "Red" Taylor (on 1954-06-26) and Gordon Terry (on 1954-06-26)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-06-26)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-06-26)
recording of:
Close By (on 1954-06-26)
composer:
Bill Monroe and Robert Van Winkle
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:32
10Put My Little Shoes Away
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Jim Smoak (on 1954-06-26)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-06-26)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-06-26), Merle "Red" Taylor (on 1954-06-26) and Gordon Terry (on 1954-06-26)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-06-26)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-06-26)
recording of:
Put My Little Shoes Away (on 1954-06-26)
writer:
[traditional]
revised by:
Wilbur Jones
2:35
11Wheel Hoss
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Hubert Davis (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-12-31)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-12-31) and Bobby Hicks (on 1954-12-31)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1954-12-31)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:
Wheel Hoss (on 1954-12-31)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:22
12Cheyenne
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Hubert Davis (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-12-31)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-12-31) and Bobby Hicks (on 1954-12-31)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1954-12-31)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:
Cheyenne (Instrumental by Bill Monroe & Bobby Hicks) (on 1954-12-31)
composer:
Bobby Hicks and Bill Monroe
2:52
13You’ll Find Her Name Written There
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Hubert Davis (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-12-31)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-12-31) and Bobby Hicks (on 1954-12-31)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1954-12-31)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:
You'll Find Her Name Written There (on 1954-12-31)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Hensley
2:53
14Roanoke
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Hubert Davis (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-12-31)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-12-31) and Bobby Hicks (on 1954-12-31)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1954-12-31)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:
Roanoke (on 1954-12-31)
writer:
Bill Monroe
2:41
15Blue Moon of Kentucky
banjo and double bass:
[unknown] (on 1955-01-15)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Bobby Hicks and Charlie Cline (on 1955-01-15)
guitar:
Unknown, possibly Jackie Phelps (on 1955-01-15)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-01-15)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-01-15)
live recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1955-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS, Peer International Corporation, Southern Music Publishing, Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック
2:42
16The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
banjo and guitar:
[unknown] (on 1955-05-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1955-05-08)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (on 1955-05-08)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-05-08)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-05-08)
live recording of:
The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band (on 1955-05-08)
writer:
Cliff Carlisle and Mel Foree
2:34
17Used to Be
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Joe Stuart (on 1955-09-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1955-09-16)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1955-09-16), Bobby Hicks (on 1955-09-16) and Gordon Terry (on 1955-09-16)
guitar:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-09-16)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Used to Be (on 1955-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:09
18A Good Woman’s Love
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
recording of:
A Good Woman’s Love (on 1957-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cy Coben
2:23
19Cry, Cry Darlin’
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
recording of:
Cry Cry Darling (on 1957-05-14)
composer:
Jimmy C. Newman
cover recording of:
Cry Cry Darling
composer:
Jimmy C. Newman
2:25
20I’m Sittin’ on Top of the World
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:21
21I’ll Meet You in the Morning
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-19)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-19)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-03-19)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19) and Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-19)
recording of:
I'll Meet You in the Morning (on 1958-03-19)
composer:
Albert E. Brumley
2:14
22Scotland
producer:
Harold Bradley
banjo:
Joe Drumright (on 1958-04-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-04-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-04-08) and Bobby Hicks (on 1958-04-08)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-04-08)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-04-08)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-08)
recording of:
Scotland (on 1958-04-08)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell, BMI
1:55
23Molly and Tenbrooks
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Joe Drumright (on 1958-04-26)
double bass:
[unknown] (on 1958-04-26)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Kenny Baker (on 1958-04-26)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-04-26)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-04-26)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-04-26)
live recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1958-04-26)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:30
24John Henry
banjo:
Joe Stuart (on 1959-08-02)
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1959-08-02)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1959-08-02)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (on 1959-08-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1959-08-02)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1959-08-02)
live recording of:
John Henry (on 1959-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
1:35
3▼CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1958 to 1969
#TitleLength
1Big Mon
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Robert Lee Pennington (on 1958-12-01)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-12-01)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (on 1958-12-01)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (on 1958-12-01)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-12-01)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-12-01)
recording of:
Big Mon (on 1958-12-01)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:17
2Dark as the Night, Blue as the Day
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Robert Lee Pennington (on 1959-01-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1959-01-30)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (on 1959-01-30) and Charles Smith (on 1959-01-30)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (on 1959-01-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1959-01-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-30)
recording of:
Dark as the Night, Blue as the Day (on 1959-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
2:31
3Sold Down the River
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-11-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1960-11-30)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-11-30)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-11-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1960-11-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-11-30)
recording of:
Sold Down the River (on 1960-11-30)
composer:
Vaughn Horton
cover recording of:
Sold Down the River
composer:
Vaughn Horton
2:34
4Little Joe
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-11-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1960-11-30)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-11-30)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-11-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1960-11-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-11-30)
recording of:
Little Joe (Bill Monroe version) (on 1960-11-30)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
version of:
Little Joe
3:00
5Lonesome Road Blues
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-12-01)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1960-12-01)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-12-01)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-12-01)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1960-12-01)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-12-01)
recording of:
Lonesome Road Blues (on 1960-12-01)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
is based on:
Chilly Winds (a.k.a. Lonesome Road Blues - catch-all work)
version of:
Der Mann mit dem Block (The Man Comes Around)
2:32
6I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1961-11-09)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-11-09)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1961-11-09) and Buddy Spicher (on 1961-11-09)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-09)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1961-11-09)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-09)
recording of:
I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky (on 1961-11-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:26
7Toy Heart
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1961-11-09)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-11-09)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1961-11-09) and Buddy Spicher (on 1961-11-09)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-09)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1961-11-09)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-09) and Bill Monroe (on 1961-11-09)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-09)
recording of:
Toy Heart (on 1961-11-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:17
8Nine Pound Hammer
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1961-11-10)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-11-10)
fiddle:
Benny Williams (on 1961-11-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-10)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1961-11-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-10)
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer (on 1961-11-10)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
2:21
9Big Sandy River
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Lonnie Hoppers (on 1962-12-06)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1962-12-06)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1962-12-06)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1962-12-06)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1962-12-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-12-06)
recording of:
Big Sandy River (on 1962-12-06)
composer:
Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
2:25
10Darling Corey
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Lonnie Hoppers (on 1962-12-06)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1962-12-06)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1962-12-06)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1962-12-06)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1962-12-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-12-06)
recording of:
Darling Corey (on 1962-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
2:02
11Salt Creek
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-03-20)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-03-20)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1963-03-20)
guitar:
Benny Williams (on 1963-03-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-03-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-20)
recording of:
Salt Creek (on 1963-03-20)
composer:
Bill Keith and Bill Monroe
2:27
12Sailor’s Hornpipe
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-03-20)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-03-20)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1963-03-20)
guitar:
Benny Williams (on 1963-03-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-03-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-20)
recording of:
Sailor's Hornpipe (on 1963-03-20)
composer:
Bradford Keith and Bill Monroe
1:56
13Roll On Buddy, Roll On
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Joe Drumright (on 1964-01-28)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1964-01-28)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (on 1964-01-28) and Benny Williams (on 1964-01-28)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1964-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1964-01-28)
lead vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1964-01-28) and Bill Monroe (on 1964-01-28)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-28)
recording of:
Roll on Buddy Roll On (on 1964-01-28)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6686)
version of:
Roll On Buddy
cover recording of:
Roll on Buddy Roll On
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6686)
version of:
Roll On Buddy
2:13
14Bill’s Dream
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Joe Stuart (on 1964-02-03)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1964-02-03)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (on 1964-02-03) and Benny Williams (on 1964-02-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1964-02-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1964-02-03)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-02-03)
2:36
15Never Again
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Joe Stuart (on 1964-04-09)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1964-04-09)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (on 1964-04-09) and Benny Williams (on 1964-04-09)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1964-04-09)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1964-04-09)
lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1964-04-09) and Benny Williams (on 1964-04-09)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-04-09)
recording of:
Never Again ("never again, never no more...") (on 1964-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Benny Williams
2:10
16Dusty Miller
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1966-12-06)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1966-12-06)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (on 1966-12-06)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (on 1966-12-06)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1966-12-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-06)
recording of:
Dusty Miller (catch-all for unidentified Irish traditional tunes) (on 1966-12-06)
composer:
[traditional]
2:23
17Midnight on the Stormy Deep
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1966-12-16)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1966-12-16)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (on 1966-12-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Peter Rowan (on 1966-12-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1966-12-16)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-16)
recording of:
Midnight on the Stormy Deep (on 1966-12-16)
composer:
[traditional]
3:46
18Soldier’s Joy
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1966-12-16)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1966-12-16)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (on 1966-12-16)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (on 1966-12-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1966-12-16)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-16)
recording of:
Soldier's Joy (on 1966-12-16)
composer:
[traditional]
2:12
19Blue Night
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1967-01-23)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1967-01-23)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (on 1967-01-23)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (on 1967-01-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1967-01-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-23)
recording of:
Blue Night (on 1967-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Kirk McGee
2:42
20Sally Goodin
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Vic Jordan (on 1967-08-23)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1967-08-23)
fiddle:
Byron Berline (on 1967-08-23)
guitar:
Roland White (on 1967-08-23)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1967-08-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-23)
recording of:
Sally Goodin’ (on 1967-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 739)
3:17
21Kentucky Mandolin
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Vic Jordan (on 1967-11-09)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1967-11-09)
fiddle:
Benny Williams (on 1967-11-09)
guitar:
Roland White (on 1967-11-09)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1967-11-09)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-11-09)
recording of:
Kentucky Mandolin (on 1967-11-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe
3:07
22Walls of Time
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Vic Jordan (on 1968-11-14)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1968-11-14)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1968-11-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roland White (on 1968-11-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1968-11-14)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-11-14)
recording of:
The Walls of Time (on 1968-11-14)
writer:
Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan
3:20
23I Haven’t Seen Mary in Years
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Rual Yarbrough (on 1969-03-26)
double bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1969-03-26)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1969-03-26) and Joe "Red" Hayes (on 1969-03-26)
guitar and lead vocals:
James Monroe (on 1969-03-26)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1969-03-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-03-26)
recording of:
I Haven't Seen Mary in Years (on 1969-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Damon Black
3:07
24The Dead March
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Rual Yarbrough (on 1969-03-26)
double bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1969-03-26)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1969-03-26) and Joe "Red" Hayes (on 1969-03-26)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1969-03-26)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1969-03-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-03-26)
recording of:
The Dead March (on 1969-03-26)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:20
25With Body and Soul
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Rual Yarbrough (on 1969-04-29)
double bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1969-04-29)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1969-04-29) and Tommy Williams (on 1969-04-29)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1969-04-29)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1969-04-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-04-29)
recording of:
With Body and Soul (on 1969-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Virginia Stauffer
3:07
26Walk Softly On My Heart
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo and baritone vocals:
Rual Yarbrough (on 1969-10-28)
double bass:
Bill Yates (on 1969-10-28)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1969-10-28) and Joe "Red" Hayes (on 1969-10-28)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1969-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1969-10-28)
lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1969-10-28) and James Monroe (on 1969-10-28)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-10-28)
recording of:
Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine (on 1969-10-28)
writer:
Jake Landers and Bill Monroe
2:36
27Goin’ Up Caney
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo and baritone vocals:
Rual Yarbrough (on 1969-11-25)
double bass and lead vocals:
Bill Yates (on 1969-11-25)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1969-11-25)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1969-11-25)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1969-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-11-25)
recording of:
Going Up Caney (on 1969-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:17
4▼CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1970 to 1994
#TitleLength
1Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (on 1970-12-02)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (on 1970-12-02)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1970-12-02), Red Hayes (on 1970-12-02) and Gordon Terry (on 1970-12-02)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1970-12-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1970-12-02)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-12-02)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1970-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
3:06
2Get Up John
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (on 1970-12-03)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (on 1970-12-03)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1970-12-03) and Red Hayes (on 1970-12-03)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1970-12-03) and Gordon Terry (on 1970-12-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1970-12-03)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-12-03)
recording of:
Get Up John (on 1970-12-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:35
3Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (on 1970-12-03)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (on 1970-12-03)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1970-12-03), Red Hayes (on 1970-12-03) and Gordon Terry (on 1970-12-03)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1970-12-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1970-12-03)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-12-03)
recording of:
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz (on 1970-12-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:37
4Rocky Road Blues
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Earl Snead (on 1971-01-13)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (on 1971-01-13)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1971-01-13)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1971-01-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1971-01-13)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-01-13)
recording of:
Rocky Road Blues (on 1971-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:03
5Jenny Lynn
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (on 1971-01-20)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (on 1971-01-20)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1971-01-20) and Buddy Spicher (on 1971-01-20)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1971-01-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1971-01-20)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-01-20)
recording of:
Jenny Lynn (on 1971-01-20)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:17
6My Old Kentucky and You
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Jack Hicks (on 1972-03-21)
double bass and lead vocals:
Monroe Fields (on 1972-03-21)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1972-03-21) and Tommy Williams (on 1972-03-21)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1972-03-21) and Joe Stuart (on 1972-03-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1972-03-21)
baritone vocals:
Joe Stuart (on 1972-03-21)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-03-21)
recording of:
My Old Kentucky and You (on 1972-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:14
7You Won’t Be Satisfied That Way
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Jack Hicks (on 1973-06-17)
double bass:
Guy Stevenson (on 1973-06-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1973-06-17)
guitar:
Bob Fowler (on 1973-06-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1973-06-17)
recorded at:
Bill Monroe's 7th Annual Bluegrass Festival
live recording of:
Will You Be Satisfied That Way (on 1973-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
2:02
8Jerusalem Ridge
producer:
David Freeman
banjo:
Bob Black (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
double bass:
Randy Davis (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
recording of:
Jerusalem Ridge (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
composer:
Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
3:33
9Ashland Breakdown
producer:
David Freeman
banjo:
Bob Black (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
double bass:
Randy Davis (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
cover recording of:
Ashland Breakdown (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
writer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
2:18
10Come Hither to Go Yonder
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Butch Robins (on 1981-02-03)
double bass:
Mark Hembree (on 1981-02-03)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1981-02-03)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (on 1981-02-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1981-02-03)
recorded at:
Music Mill Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-02-03)
recording of:
Come Hither to Go Yonder (on 1981-02-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:54
11My Last Days on Earth
producer:
Walter Haynes
double bass:
Mark Hembree (on 1981-02-19, on 1981-04-07)
guitar:
Norman Blake (on 1981-02-19, on 1981-04-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1981-02-19)
strings:
Sheldon Kurland Strings (on 1981-04-28)
background vocals:
Arlene Harden (on 1981-04-07), Cindy Nelson (on 1981-04-07) and Curtis Young (on 1981-04-07)
recorded at:
Music Mill Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1981-02-19 until 1981-04-28)
recording of:
My Last Days on Earth (from 1981-02-19 until 1981-04-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
4:39
12My Sweet Blue‐Eyed Darlin’
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Blake Williams (on 1982-12-23)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1982-12-23) and Buddy Spicher (on 1982-12-23)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (on 1982-12-23), Dale Sellers (on 1982-12-23) and Ricky Skaggs (on 1982-12-23)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1982-12-23)
lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (on 1982-12-23)
recorded at:
Burns Station Sound in Burns, Tennessee, United States (on 1982-12-23)
recording of:
My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin' (on 1982-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
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13Travelin’ This Lonesome Road
engineer:
Vic Gabany (task: consulting engineer), Tim Kish (task: second engineer), Mark Coddington (task: second engineer), Russ Martin (task: second engineer) and Steve Tillisch (task: first engineer)
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
acoustic guitar:
Wayne Lewis and Mac Wiseman
banjo:
Blake Williams (on 1985-05-06)
bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1985-05-06)
fiddle:
Glen Duncan (on 1985-05-06)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (on 1985-05-06) and Mac Wiseman (on 1985-05-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1985-05-06)
lead vocals:
Mac Wiseman (on 1985-05-06)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1985-05-06)
remixed at:
Sound Stage Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Travelin' This Lonesome Road (on 1985-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
3:33
14The Old Brown Country Barn
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (on 1985-06-17)
fiddle:
Glen Duncan (on 1985-06-17) and Bobby Hicks (on 1985-06-17)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (on 1985-06-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1985-06-17)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1985-06-17)
recording of:
The Old Brown Country Barn (on 1985-06-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe
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15Stay Away From Me
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (on 1986-03-17)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1986-03-17)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (on 1986-03-17) and Buddy Spicher (on 1986-03-17)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (on 1986-03-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1986-03-17)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1986-03-17)
recording of:
Stay Away From Me (on 1986-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:19
16The Long Bow
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (on 1986-03-18)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1986-03-18)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (on 1986-03-18) and Buddy Spicher (on 1986-03-18)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (on 1986-03-18)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1986-03-18)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1986-03-18)
recording of:
The Long Bow (on 1986-03-18)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:48
17The Old Cross Roads
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (on 1986-08-19)
double bass:
Johnny Montgomery (on 1986-08-19)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (on 1986-08-19) and Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1986-08-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (on 1986-08-19)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1986-08-19)
bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1986-08-19)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1986-08-19)
recording of:
The Old Crossroad (on 1986-08-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
4:09
18Southern Flavor
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (on 1988-01-04)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1988-01-04)
fiddle:
Michael Feagan (on 1988-01-04), Bobby Hicks (on 1988-01-04) and Buddy Spicher (on 1988-01-04)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (on 1988-01-04)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1988-01-04)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1988-01-04)
recording of:
Southern Flavor (on 1988-01-04)
composer:
Bill Monroe
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19Take Courage Un’ Tomorrow
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (on 1988-01-14)
double bass:
Emory Gordy, Jr. (on 1988-01-14)
fiddle:
Michael Feagan (on 1988-01-14), Bobby Hicks (on 1988-01-14) and Buddy Spicher (on 1988-01-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (on 1988-01-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1988-01-14)
bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1988-01-14)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1988-01-14)
recording of:
Take Courage Un’ Tomorrow (on 1988-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:29
20Pike County Breakdown
banjo:
Blake Williams (on 1989-06-14)
double bass:
Billy Rose (on 1989-06-14)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1989-06-14)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (on 1989-06-14)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1989-06-14)
edit of:
Pike County Breakdown by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
recording of:
Pike County Breakdown (on 1989-06-14)
composer:
Rupert Jones
2:28
21I’m Working on a Building
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (on 1989-06-14)
double bass:
Billy Rose (on 1989-06-14)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1989-06-14)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (on 1989-06-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1989-06-14)
lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (on 1989-06-14) and Bill Monroe (on 1989-06-14)
edit of:
I’m Working on a Building by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
recording of:
I’m Working on the Building (Carter version, verses begin "If I was...") (on 1989-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS
version of:
Working on the Building
2:35
22You’re Drifting Away
producer:
Steve Buchanan
double bass:
Billy Rose (on 1990-07-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (on 1990-07-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1990-07-17)
baritone vocals:
Tom Ewing (on 1990-07-17)
bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1990-07-17)
recorded at:
Digital Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1990-07-17)
recording of:
You're Drifting Away (on 1990-07-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:41
23Boston Boy
producer:
Vic Gabany
banjo:
Dana Cupp (on 1994-01-09)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1994-01-09)
fiddle:
Robert Bowlin (on 1994-01-09)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (on 1994-01-09)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1994-01-09)
recording of:
Boston Boy (on 1994-01-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
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