The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1994

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Annotation

Contains 96 page booklet describing Bill Monroe, his life and recording career. Many color photos. Full discography on enclosed tunes.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1952
2▼CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1952 to 1959
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1Memories of Mother and Dad
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:
Memories of Mother and Dad (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
Albert Price
3:00
2The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
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:
The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake (on 1952-07-18)
composer:
Albert Price
3:06
3Y’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
2:19
4Sitting 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
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
2:49
6White 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)
2:14
7Happy 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
2:12
8A 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
2:39
9Close 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
2:32
10Put 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
2:35
11Wheel 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
2:22
12Cheyenne
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
2:52
13You’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
2:53
14Roanoke
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
2:41
15Blue Moon of Kentucky
banjo and double bass:
[unknown] (on 1955-01-15)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Bobby Hicks and Charlie Cline (on 1955-01-15)
guitar:
Unknown, possibly Jackie Phelps (on 1955-01-15)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-01-15)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-01-15)
live recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1955-01-15)
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
2:42
16The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
banjo and guitar:
[unknown] (on 1955-05-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1955-05-08)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (on 1955-05-08)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-05-08)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-05-08)
live recording of:
The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band (on 1955-05-08)
writer:
Cliff Carlisle and Mel Foree
2:34
17Used 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
2:09
18A 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
2:23
19Cry, 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
2:25
20I’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.
2:21
21I’ll Meet You in the Morning
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-19)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-19)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (on 1958-03-19)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19) and Bill Monroe (on 1958-03-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-19)
recording of:
I'll Meet You in the Morning (on 1958-03-19)
composer:
Albert E. Brumley
2:14
22Scotland
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
23Molly and Tenbrooks
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Joe Drumright (on 1958-04-26)
double bass:
[unknown] (on 1958-04-26)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Kenny Baker (on 1958-04-26)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-04-26)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-04-26)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-04-26)
live recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1958-04-26)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:30
24John Henry
banjo:
Joe Stuart (on 1959-08-02)
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1959-08-02)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (on 1959-08-02)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (on 1959-08-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1959-08-02)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1959-08-02)
live recording of:
John Henry (on 1959-08-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
1:35
3▶CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1958 to 1969
4▶CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1970 to 1994