The Father of Bluegrass: The Early Years 1940–1947

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

Tracklist

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1Mule Skinner Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
recording of:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950)
lyricist:
George Vaughn
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
version of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
2:48
2No Letter in the Mail
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
No Letter in the Mail (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carlisle
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:44
3Six White Horses
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Six White Horses (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Clyde Moody
3:04
4Dog House Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Dog House Blues (on 1940-10-07)
writer:
J.L. Frank and Pee Wee King
3:08
5I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:53
6Katy Hill
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Katy Hill (on 1940-10-07)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:41
7Tennessee Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
guitar:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Tennessee Blues (on 1940-10-07)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:53
8Blue Yodel Number 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel)
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel) (on 1941-10-02)
writer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
2:55
9Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
2:35
10Honky Tonk Swing
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Honky Tonk Swing
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:32
11In the Pines
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
3:26
12Backup and Push
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Back Up and Push (on 1941-10-02)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:53
13Rocky Road Blues
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (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:
Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Rocky Road Blues (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:37
14Kentucky Waltz
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)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
2:45
15Footprints in the Snow
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (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) and Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Rupert Jones
2:45
16Heavy Traffic Ahead
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Heavy Traffic Ahead (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
2:56
17Blue Moon of Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3:04
18Toy Heart
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Toy Heart (on 1946-09-16)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:47
19Mother’s Only Sleeping
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Mother's Only Sleeping (on 1946-09-16)
writer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
3:18
20Blue Yodel Number 4
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel) (on 1946-09-16)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
3:07
21Little Cabin Home on the Hill
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Little Cabin Home on the Hill (on 1947-10-27)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
3:13
22My Rose of Old Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
My Rose of Old Kentucky (on 1947-10-27)
writer:
Joe Ahr
3:01
23Blue Grass Breakdown
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:21
24Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (on 1947-10-27)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe
2:53
25Molly and Tenbrooks (The Racehorse Song)
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-28)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-28)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-28)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1947-10-28)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-28)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1947-10-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:45