20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Monroe

~ Release by Bill Monroe (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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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
2:07
2Footprints 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
2:40
3New 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
4Uncle 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
5In 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
6I'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
2:45
7Gotta 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
8Scotland
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
9Molly 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
10I'm Sitting 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
11I 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
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
2:51

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ASIN:US: B00002MYY8 [info]