Anthology

~ Release by Bill Monroe (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1New 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)
2:31
2My 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
3:07
3Uncle 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
4Raw 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
2:37
5Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1951-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-03-17)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (on 1951-03-17)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1951-03-17)
guitar:
Jimmy Selph (on 1951-03-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-03-17)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1951-03-17)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-03-17)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1951-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
3:17
6When 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
2:05
7Get Down on Your Knees and Pray
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass:
Howard Watts (on 1951-07-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-07-06)
baritone vocals:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-06)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (on 1951-07-06)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-06)
recording of:
Get Down on Your Knees and Pray (on 1951-07-06)
composer:
Bill Monroe
3:02
8In 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)
3:12
9Footprints 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
10Walking in Jerusalem Just Like John
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
2:00
11Get Up John
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1953-11-28)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (on 1953-11-28)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-11-28)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (on 1953-11-28)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1953-11-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-28)
recording of:
Get Up John (on 1953-11-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:12
12On 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
2:48
13I'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
14Blue 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
15Roanoke
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
16Goodbye 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
17Molly 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
2:22
18I'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.
2:19
19I 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)
2:31
20Scotland
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
21Panhandle Country
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:
Panhandle Country (on 1958-04-08)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:06
22Gotta Travel On2:34
23Big 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
24Linda Lou
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:
Linda Lou (on 1960-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Butler
2:11
25Lonesome 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)
2:28
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