The Essential Collection

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

Tracklist

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1Uncle Pen
recording of:
Uncle Pen
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (in 1975)
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2I'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
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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)
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4Nine Pound Hammer
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
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5Blue Moon of Kentucky
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6I Saw the Light
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7Footprints 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
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8You're Drifting Away
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9Rocky Road Blues
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10Cry 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
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11Scotland
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
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12Gotta Travel On
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13The Long Black Veil
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14Toy 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
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15Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
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16Fireball Mail
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17Kentucky Waltz
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