Blue Grass 1950-1958

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

Tracklist

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1Sitting 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
2Plant Some Flowers by My Grave
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:
Plant Some Flowers by My Grave (on 1954-01-08)
writer:
Jimmie Davis
2:40
3Changing Partners
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:
Changing Partners (1953 song) (on 1954-01-08)
writer:
Larry Coleman and Joe Darion
2:15
4Y'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
2:18
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
2:48
6I Believed in You Darling
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:
I Believed in You Darling (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:38
7New John Henry 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:
New John Henry Blues (on 1954-01-07)
composer:
Wilbur Jones
2:29
8White 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)
2:13
9Happy 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
2:11
10I'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
11A 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
2:38
12He Will Set Your Fields on Fire
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:
He Will Set Your Fields Afire (on 1954-01-14)
composer:
Wilbur Jones
2:38
13Close 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
2:30
14My Little Georgia Rose
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:
My Little Georgia Rose (on 1954-06-26)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:42
15Put 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
2:34
16Blue 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
17Wheel 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
2:21
18Cheyenne
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
2:51
19You'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
2:52
20Roanoke
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
21Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass:
Buddy Killen (on 1955-01-28)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-01-28) and Bobby Hicks (on 1955-01-28)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1955-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-01-28)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-01-28)
bass vocals:
Bobby Hicks (on 1955-01-28)
lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-01-28) and Jackie Phelps (on 1955-01-28)
recording of:
Wait a Little Longer Please, Jesus (on 1955-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Hazel Houser
2:39
22Let the Light Shine Down on Me
producer:
Paul Cohen
double bass:
William D. Killen (on 1955-01-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jackie Phelps (on 1955-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-01-28)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-01-28)
bass vocals:
Bobby Hicks (on 1955-01-28)
recording of:
Let the Light Shine Down on Me (on 1955-01-28)
composer:
Dot Swan
1:59
23Used 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
2:07
24Tall Timber
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Joe Stuart (on 1955-09-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1955-09-16)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (on 1955-09-16) and Gordon Terry (on 1955-09-16)
guitar:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-09-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-09-16)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Tall Timber (on 1955-09-16)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:23
25Brown Country Breakdown
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) and Bobby Hicks (on 1955-09-16)
guitar:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-09-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-09-16)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Brown County Breakdown (on 1955-09-16)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:27
26A Fallen Star
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-04-20)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-04-20)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1957-04-20), Dale Potter (on 1957-04-20), Joe Stuart (on 1957-04-20) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-04-20)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-04-20) and Joe Stuart (on 1957-04-20)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-04-20)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-20)
recording of:
A Fallen Star (on 1957-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
James Joiner
2:11
27Four Walls
producer:
Paul Cohen
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-04-20)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-04-20)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (on 1957-04-20) and Gordon Terry (on 1957-04-20)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (on 1957-04-20)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-04-20)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-20)
recording of:
Four Walls (on 1957-04-20)
composer:
George Campbell and Marvin Moore
publisher:
SBK United Partnership Ltd.
2:22
28A 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
2:22
29Cry 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
2:24
30I'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.
2:22
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Neil Rosenberg
Charles K. Wolfe
producer:Richard Weize (task: re-issue produced by)
mastering:Jörg Siemer
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3778531 [info]
ASIN:DE: B0000282ZS [info]