The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1994

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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.

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1▶CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1952
2▶CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1952 to 1959
3▼CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1958 to 1969
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1Big Mon
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Robert Lee Pennington (on 1958-12-01)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-12-01)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1958-12-01)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1958-12-01)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-12-01)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-12-01)
recording of:
Big Mon (on 1958-12-01)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:17
2Dark as the Night, Blue as the Day
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Robert Lee Pennington (on 1959-01-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1959-01-30)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1959-01-30) and Charles Smith (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1959-01-30)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1959-01-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1959-01-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-30)
recording of:
Dark as the Night, Blue as the Day (on 1959-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
2:31
3Sold Down the River
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-11-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1960-11-30)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-11-30)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-11-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1960-11-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-11-30)
recording of:
Sold Down the River (on 1960-11-30)
composer:
Vaughn Horton
cover recording of:
Sold Down the River
composer:
Vaughn Horton
2:34
4Little Joe
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-11-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1960-11-30)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-11-30)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-11-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1960-11-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-11-30)
recording of:
Little Joe (Bill Monroe version) (on 1960-11-30)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
version of:
Little Joe
3:00
5Lonesome Road Blues
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-12-01)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1960-12-01)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-12-01)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-12-01)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1960-12-01)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-12-01)
recording of:
Lonesome Road Blues (on 1960-12-01)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
is based on:
Chilly Winds (a.k.a. Lonesome Road Blues - catch-all work)
version of:
Der Mann mit dem Block (The Man Comes Around)
2:32
6I’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.
2:26
7Toy Heart
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 tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-09)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-09) and 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:
Toy Heart (on 1961-11-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:17
8Nine Pound Hammer
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1961-11-10)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-11-10)
fiddle:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1961-11-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-10)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-10)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-10)
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer (on 1961-11-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
2:21
9Big Sandy River
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Lonnie Hoppers (on 1962-12-06)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1962-12-06)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1962-12-06)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1962-12-06)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1962-12-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-12-06)
recording of:
Big Sandy River (on 1962-12-06)
composer:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
2:25
10Darling Corey
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Lonnie Hoppers (on 1962-12-06)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1962-12-06)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1962-12-06)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1962-12-06)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1962-12-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-12-06)
recording of:
Darling Corey (on 1962-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
2:02
11Salt Creek
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-03-20)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-03-20)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-03-20)
guitar:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1963-03-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-03-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-20)
recording of:
Salt Creek (on 1963-03-20)
composer:
Bill Keith and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:27
12Sailor’s Hornpipe
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-03-20)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1963-03-20)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1963-03-20)
guitar:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1963-03-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1963-03-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1963-03-20)
recording of:
Sailor's Hornpipe (on 1963-03-20)
composer:
Bradford Keith and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
1:56
13Roll On Buddy, Roll On
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Joe Drumright (on 1964-01-28)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1964-01-28)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1964-01-28) and Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1964-01-28)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1964-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1964-01-28)
lead vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1964-01-28) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1964-01-28)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-01-28)
recording of:
Roll on Buddy Roll On (on 1964-01-28)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6686)
version of:
Roll On Buddy
cover recording of:
Roll on Buddy Roll On
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6686)
version of:
Roll On Buddy
2:13
14Bill’s Dream
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1964-02-03)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1964-02-03)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1964-02-03) and Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1964-02-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1964-02-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1964-02-03)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-02-03)
2:36
15Never Again
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1964-04-09)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1964-04-09)
fiddle:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1964-04-09) and Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1964-04-09)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1964-04-09)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1964-04-09)
lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1964-04-09) and Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1964-04-09)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1964-04-09)
recording of:
Never Again ("never again, never no more...") (on 1964-04-09)
lyricist and composer:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist)
2:10
16Dusty Miller
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1966-12-06)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1966-12-06)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-06)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1966-12-06)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1966-12-06)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-06)
recording of:
Dusty Miller (catch-all for unidentified Irish traditional tunes) (on 1966-12-06)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:23
17Midnight on the Stormy Deep
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1966-12-16)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1966-12-16)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1966-12-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1966-12-16)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-16)
recording of:
Midnight on the Stormy Deep (on 1966-12-16)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:46
18Soldier’s Joy
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1966-12-16)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1966-12-16)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-16)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1966-12-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1966-12-16)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-16)
recording of:
Soldier's Joy (on 1966-12-16)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:12
19Blue Night
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1967-01-23)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1967-01-23)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (US fiddler) (on 1967-01-23)
guitar:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1967-01-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1967-01-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-23)
recording of:
Blue Night (on 1967-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Kirk McGee
2:42
20Sally Goodin
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Vic Jordan (Bluegrass banjo player) (on 1967-08-23)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1967-08-23)
fiddle:
Byron Berline (on 1967-08-23)
guitar:
Roland White (on 1967-08-23)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1967-08-23)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-08-23)
recording of:
Sally Goodin’ (on 1967-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 739)
3:17
21Kentucky 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”)
3:07
22Walls of Time
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Vic Jordan (Bluegrass banjo player) (on 1968-11-14)
double bass:
James Monroe (on 1968-11-14)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1968-11-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roland White (on 1968-11-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1968-11-14)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-11-14)
recording of:
The Walls of Time (on 1968-11-14)
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer)
3:20
23I Haven’t Seen Mary in Years
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Rual Yarbrough (US banjo player) (on 1969-03-26)
double bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1969-03-26)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1969-03-26) and Joe "Red" Hayes (on 1969-03-26)
guitar and lead vocals:
James Monroe (on 1969-03-26)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-03-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-03-26)
recording of:
I Haven't Seen Mary in Years (on 1969-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Damon Black (songwriter)
3:07
24The Dead March
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Rual Yarbrough (US banjo player) (on 1969-03-26)
double bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1969-03-26)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1969-03-26) and Joe "Red" Hayes (on 1969-03-26)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1969-03-26)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-03-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-03-26)
recording of:
The Dead March (on 1969-03-26)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:20
25With Body and Soul
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Rual Yarbrough (US banjo player) (on 1969-04-29)
double bass:
Joe Zinkan (on 1969-04-29)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1969-04-29) and Tommy Williams (Fiddle player) (on 1969-04-29)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1969-04-29)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-04-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-04-29)
recording of:
With Body and Soul (on 1969-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Virginia Stauffer
3:07
26Walk Softly On My Heart
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Rual Yarbrough (US banjo player) (on 1969-10-28)
double bass:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1969-10-28)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1969-10-28) and Joe "Red" Hayes (on 1969-10-28)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1969-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-10-28)
lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-10-28) and James Monroe (on 1969-10-28)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-10-28)
recording of:
Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine (on 1969-10-28)
writer:
Jake Landers (US bluegrass musician and songwriter) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:36
27Goin’ Up Caney
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Rual Yarbrough (US banjo player) (on 1969-11-25)
double bass and lead vocals:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1969-11-25)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1969-11-25)
guitar:
James Monroe (on 1969-11-25)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-11-25)
recording of:
Going Up Caney (on 1969-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:17
4▶CD: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1970 to 1994