The Definitive Collection

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1Blue Moon of Kentucky
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-09-04)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-09-04), Merle "Red" Taylor (on 1954-09-04) and Gordon Terry (on 1954-09-04)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-09-04)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-09-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-04)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1954-09-04)
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
2:08
2Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
producer:
Harry Silverstein
banjo:
Lonnie Hoppers (on 1962-11-23)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1962-11-23)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1962-11-23)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1962-11-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1962-11-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-11-23)
recording of:
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy (on 1962-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS
2:26
3I Saw the Light
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-02-25)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-02-25)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-02-25)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1958-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones and Hank Williams
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1948-11-16)
2:30
4Goodbye Old Pal
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Goodbye Old Pal (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
APRS and Bill Monroe Music
2:05
5Footprints 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
2:41
6Roll 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
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7I’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.
2:24
8Molly and Tenbrooks
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:21
9When the Cactus Is in Bloom
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:
When the Cactus Is in Bloom (on 1951-03-29)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
2:04
10Walls 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
3:18
11I’m Working on a Building
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1954-01-14, on 1954-01-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (on 1954-01-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-14, on 1954-01-25)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-14, on 1954-01-25)
bass vocals:
Milton Estes (on 1954-01-14, on 1954-01-25)
recording of:
I’m Working on the Building (Carter version, verses begin "If I was...") (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS
version of:
Working on the Building
2:44
12Scotland
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
1:54
13Walk Softly on My Heart (A.K.A. Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine)
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
2:35
14Kentucky 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)
3:04
15In 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)
3:11
16Toy 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
2:15
17New Mule Skinner Blues
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:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950) (on 1950-02-03)
lyricist:
George Vaughn
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:
APRS
version of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
2:30
18Roanoke
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
2:39
19Midnight 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]
3:43
20Uncle 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)
2:45
21Gotta Travel On
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 and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-12-01)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-12-01)
recording of:
Gotta Travel On (on 1958-12-01)
additional writer:
Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
writer:
Paul Clayton, Dave Lazer, Larry Ehrlich and Pete Seeger
publisher:
Anthem Music and Media Fund LLC, EMHA, Figs D Music, Inc., Freddy Bienstock Music Co., Reel Muzik Werks LLC, Sanga Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., The Bicycle Music Company and Wintrup Musikverlag
2:34
22My 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
4:42