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.

Annotation last modified on 2021-07-15 21:31 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1952
▶CD 2: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1952 to 1959
▶CD 3: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1958 to 1969
▼CD 4: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1970 to 1994
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1Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-12-02)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1970-12-02)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1970-12-02), Red Hayes (on 1970-12-02) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1970-12-02)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1970-12-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1970-12-02)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-12-02)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1970-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
3:06
2Get Up John
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-12-03)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1970-12-03)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1970-12-03) and Red Hayes (on 1970-12-03)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1970-12-03) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1970-12-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1970-12-03)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-12-03)
recording of:
Get Up John (on 1970-12-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:35
3Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-12-03)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1970-12-03)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1970-12-03), Red Hayes (on 1970-12-03) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1970-12-03)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1970-12-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1970-12-03)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-12-03)
recording of:
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz (on 1970-12-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:37
4Rocky Road Blues
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Earl Snead (US banjo player) (on 1971-01-13)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1971-01-13)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1971-01-13)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1971-01-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1971-01-13)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-01-13)
recording of:
Rocky Road Blues (on 1971-01-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:03
5Jenny Lynn
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1971-01-20)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1971-01-20)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1971-01-20) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1971-01-20)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1971-01-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1971-01-20)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-01-20)
recording of:
Jenny Lynn (on 1971-01-20)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:17
6My Old Kentucky and You
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Jack Hicks (US banjo player) (on 1972-03-21)
double bass and lead vocals:
Monroe Fields (on 1972-03-21)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1972-03-21) and Tommy Williams (Fiddle player) (on 1972-03-21)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1972-03-21) and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1972-03-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1972-03-21)
baritone vocals:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1972-03-21)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-03-21)
recording of:
My Old Kentucky and You (on 1972-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:14
7You Won’t Be Satisfied That Way
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Jack Hicks (US banjo player) (on 1973-06-17)
double bass:
Guy Stevenson (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1973-06-17)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1973-06-17)
guitar:
Bob Fowler (US bluegrass guitarist, co-owner of the Station Inn) (on 1973-06-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1973-06-17)
recorded at:
Bill Monroe's 7th Annual Bluegrass Festival (1973-06-09 – 1973-06-17)
live recording of:
Will You Be Satisfied That Way (on 1973-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Skinner
2:02
8Jerusalem Ridge
producer:
David Freeman (County Records owner, historian, and producer)
banjo:
Bob Black (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
double bass:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
recording of:
Jerusalem Ridge (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
composer:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) and Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
3:33
9Ashland Breakdown
producer:
David Freeman (County Records owner, historian, and producer)
banjo:
Bob Black (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
double bass:
Randy Davis (US bluegrass bassist) (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
cover recording of:
Ashland Breakdown (from 1976-03-29 until 1976-03-30)
writer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
2:18
10Come Hither to Go Yonder
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Butch Robins (on 1981-02-03)
double bass:
Mark Hembree (on 1981-02-03)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1981-02-03)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1981-02-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1981-02-03)
recorded at:
Music Mill Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1981-02-03)
recording of:
Come Hither to Go Yonder (on 1981-02-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:54
11My Last Days on Earth
producer:
Walter Haynes
double bass:
Mark Hembree (on 1981-02-19, on 1981-04-07)
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1981-02-19, on 1981-04-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1981-02-19)
strings:
Sheldon Kurland Strings (on 1981-04-28)
background vocals:
Arlene Harden (on 1981-04-07), Cindy Nelson (Nashville studio vocalist circa 1981) (on 1981-04-07) and Curtis Young (country singer) (on 1981-04-07)
recorded at:
Music Mill Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1981-02-19 until 1981-04-28)
recording of:
My Last Days on Earth (from 1981-02-19 until 1981-04-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
4:39
12My Sweet Blue‐Eyed Darlin’
producer:
Walter Haynes
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1982-12-23)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1982-12-23) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1982-12-23)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1982-12-23), Dale Sellers (Nashville session guitarist) (on 1982-12-23) and Ricky Skaggs (on 1982-12-23)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1982-12-23)
lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (on 1982-12-23)
recorded at:
Burns Station Sound in Burns, Tennessee, United States (on 1982-12-23)
recording of:
My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin' (on 1982-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:46
13Travelin’ This Lonesome Road
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1985-05-06)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1985-05-06)
fiddle:
Glen Duncan (bluegrass multi-instrument musician) (on 1985-05-06)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1985-05-06) and Mac Wiseman (on 1985-05-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1985-05-06)
lead vocals:
Mac Wiseman (on 1985-05-06)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1985-05-06)
recording of:
Travelin' This Lonesome Road (on 1985-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
3:33
14The Old Brown Country Barn
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1985-06-17)
fiddle:
Glen Duncan (bluegrass multi-instrument musician) (on 1985-06-17) and Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1985-06-17)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1985-06-17)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1985-06-17)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1985-06-17)
recording of:
The Old Brown Country Barn (on 1985-06-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:32
15Stay Away From Me
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1986-03-17)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1986-03-17)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1986-03-17) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1986-03-17)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1986-03-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1986-03-17)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1986-03-17)
recording of:
Stay Away From Me (on 1986-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:19
16The Long Bow
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1986-03-18)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1986-03-18)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1986-03-18) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1986-03-18)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1986-03-18)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1986-03-18)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1986-03-18)
recording of:
The Long Bow (on 1986-03-18)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:48
17The Old Cross Roads
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1986-08-19)
double bass:
Johnny Montgomery (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1986-08-19)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1986-08-19) and Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1986-08-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1986-08-19)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1986-08-19)
bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1986-08-19)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1986-08-19)
recording of:
The Old Crossroad (on 1986-08-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
4:09
18Southern Flavor
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1988-01-04)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1988-01-04)
fiddle:
Michael Feagan (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1988-01-04), Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1988-01-04) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1988-01-04)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1988-01-04)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1988-01-04)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1988-01-04)
recording of:
Southern Flavor (on 1988-01-04)
composer:
Bill Monroe
3:19
19Take Courage Un’ Tomorrow
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1988-01-14)
double bass:
Emory Gordy, Jr. (on 1988-01-14)
fiddle:
Michael Feagan (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1988-01-14), Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1988-01-14) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1988-01-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1988-01-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1988-01-14)
bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1988-01-14)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1988-01-14)
recording of:
Take Courage Un’ Tomorrow (on 1988-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:29
20Pike County Breakdown
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1989-06-14)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (on 1989-06-14)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1989-06-14)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1989-06-14)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1989-06-14)
edit of:
Pike County Breakdown (live, 1989) by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
recording of:
Pike County Breakdown (on 1989-06-14)
composer:
Rupert Jones
2:28
21I’m Working on a Building
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1989-06-14)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (on 1989-06-14)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1989-06-14)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1989-06-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1989-06-14)
lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1989-06-14) and Bill Monroe (on 1989-06-14)
edit of:
I’m Working on a Building (live, 1989) by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
recording of:
I’m Working on the Building (on 1989-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
2:35
22You’re Drifting Away
producer:
Steve Buchanan (Nashville producer)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (on 1990-07-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (on 1990-07-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1990-07-17)
baritone vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1990-07-17)
bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1990-07-17)
recorded at:
Digital Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1990-07-17)
recording of:
You're Drifting Away (on 1990-07-17)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:41
23Boston Boy
producer:
Vic Gabany (recording engineer and producer)
banjo:
Dana Cupp (US bluegrass musician) (on 1994-01-09)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1994-01-09)
fiddle:
Robert Bowlin (guitar / mandolin) (on 1994-01-09)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1994-01-09)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1994-01-09)
recording of:
Boston Boy (on 1994-01-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
2:34