The Best of Bill Monroe

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

Annotation

This is an auto-coupled release (Record 1=Side 1 &4, Record 2=Side 2 & 3).
Includes folded 11¼" x 22" insert with liner notes and recording dates & personnel for each track.

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-18 23:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
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C1Kentucky Mandolin
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Vic Jordan (Bluegrass banjo player) (on 1967-11-09)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1967-11-09)
fiddle:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1967-11-09)
guitar:
Roland White (on 1967-11-09)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1967-11-09)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-11-09)
recording of:
Kentucky Mandolin (on 1967-11-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:02
C2Footprints in the Snow
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (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 (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
is based on:
I Traced Her Little Footmarks in the Snow
2:37
C3I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky
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 (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1961-11-09)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-09)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-09)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-09)
recording of:
I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky (on 1961-11-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:22
C4The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (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:
Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:01
C5Highway of Sorrow
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Joe Drumright (on 1964-01-27)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1964-01-27)
fiddle:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1964-01-27)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1964-01-27)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1964-01-27)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-27)
recording of:
Highway of Sorrow (on 1964-01-27)
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Pete Pyle
2:20
D1Roane County Prison
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
The Hills of Roane County (on 1957-05-15)
lyricist:
Willis Maberry (author of Roane County Prisoner)
composer:
Joe Ahr (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
is based on:
Roane County Prisoner
3:10
D2I Live in the Past
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Don Lineberger (US banjo player) (on 1965-03-16)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1965-03-16)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1965-03-16) and Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1965-03-16)
guitar:
Jimmy Elrod (on 1965-03-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1965-03-16)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-03-16)
recording of:
I Live in the Past (on 1965-03-16)
writer:
Virginia Stauffer
2:55
D3The First Whippoorwill
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
James Bowers (bluegrass banjoist) (on 1951-10-28)
double bass:
Shorty Shehan (on 1951-10-28)
fiddle:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-10-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1951-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-10-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-10-28)
recording of:
The First Whippoorwill (on 1951-10-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:50
D4Come Back to Me in My Dreams
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Come Back to Me in My Dreams (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:24
D5Put My Little Shoes Away
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Jim Smoak (on 1954-06-26)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-06-26)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-06-26), Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1954-06-26) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1954-06-26)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-06-26)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-06-26)
recording of:
Put My Little Shoes Away (on 1954-06-26)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
revised by:
Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:31

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Wikidata:Q133799847 [info]