Kentucky Waltz (Columbia matrix C4355-1, first released 1946 - master take)

~ Recording by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Kentucky Waltz2:44Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysRocky Road Blues / Kentucky WaltzBill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysSingle
  • US1946-01-14
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)36907
1.2Kentucky Waltz?:??Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass BoysThe Great Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass BoysBill Monroe and His Bluegrass BoysAlbum
Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia)HL 7290
1.1Kentucky Waltz2:49Bill MonroeColumbia Historic EditionBill MonroeAlbum + Compilation
1.6Kentucky Waltz2:49Bill MonroeBlue Moon of KentuckyBill MonroeAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA16652
1.15Kentucky Waltz2:43Bill MonroeThe History of Country Music: The Forties, Volume TwoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Kenwest RecordsKNEWCD 716
1.1Kentucky Waltz2:48Bill Monroe16 GemsBill MonroeAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 53908
1.7Kentucky Waltz2:49Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysThe Early YearsBill Monroe and His Bluegrass BoysAlbum + Compilation
Vanguard (imprint of Vanguard Records)79518-2
1.14Kentucky Waltz2:45Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysThe Father of Bluegrass: The Early Years 1940–1947Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysAlbum + Compilation
ASV MonoCD AJA 5298
3.3Kentucky Waltz2:43Bill MonroeGolden Greats: Greatest Country HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyMP 790152
3.19Kentucky Waltz2:48Bill MonroeBlue Moon of Kentucky 1936-1949Bill MonroeAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 16399 FL
1.20Kentucky Waltz2:50Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysBluegrass LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Direct Source Special Products Inc.LEG 18972
3.18Kentucky Waltz2:48Bill MonroeAll the Classic Releases 1937-1949Bill MonroeAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsJSP7712
1.1Kentucky Waltz2:49Bill MonroeThe Legend Lives OnBill MonroeAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-02-21
Cargo Records (German label)GSS 5179
1.20Kentucky Waltz2:50Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysBluegrass LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-07-05
1.10Kentucky Waltz2:49Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysClassic BluegrassVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-10-18
Direct Source Special Products Inc.
2.11Kentucky Waltz2:50Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass BoysThe History of American MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Quality Audio (subsidiary of DSSP Inc)VINY-4-49592
2.9Kentucky Waltz2:46Bill MonroeYour Cheatin' Heart: Classic Country HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dynamic (UK Budget label)DYN 3521
1.21Kentucky Waltz2:50Bill MonroeDim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade - 1946Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 16951 AR
(unknown)
1.3Kentucky Waltz2:49Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass BoysBluegrass ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

producer:Art Satherly
accordion:Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:Kentucky Waltz (on 1945-02-13)

Kentucky Waltz

lyricist and composer:Bill Monroe (in 1945)