Five Classic Albums plus Bonus Singles

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

Tracklist

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1Cry Cry Darling
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
recording of:
Cry Cry Darling (on 1957-05-14)
writer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
composer:
Jimmy C. Newman
cover recording of:
Cry Cry Darling
writer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
composer:
Jimmy C. Newman
2:22
2Roane 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
3:11
3Goodbye Old Pal
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:
Goodbye Old Pal (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
2:05
4Out In The Cold World
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:
Out in the Cold World (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Joe Ahr (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:35
5A Good Womans Love
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
recording of:
A Good Woman’s Love (on 1957-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cy Coben (songwriter)
2:20
6In Despair
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo and lead vocals:
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 and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-05-15)
baritone vocals:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
In Despair (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Joe Ahr (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Juanita Pennington
2:17
7Come 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”)
2:25
8A Lonesome Road
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Jimmy Elrod (on 1957-12-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-12-15)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1957-12-15) and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-12-15)
guitar:
Doug Kershaw (American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana) (on 1957-12-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-12-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-12-15)
recording of:
A Lonesome Road (To Travel) (on 1957-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician)
2:40
9Sally-Jo
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Jimmy Elrod (on 1957-12-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-12-15)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1957-12-15) and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-12-15)
guitar:
Doug Kershaw (American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana) (on 1957-12-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-12-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-12-15)
recording of:
Sally Jo (on 1957-12-15)
writer and composer:
Doug Kershaw (American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana) and Rusty Kershaw
2:39
10Brand New Shoes
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Jimmy Elrod (on 1957-12-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-12-15)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1957-12-15) and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-12-15)
guitar:
Doug Kershaw (American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana) (on 1957-12-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-12-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-12-15)
recording of:
Brand New Shoes (on 1957-12-15)
composer:
Lester Blackwell
2:12
11Molly And Tenbrooks
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:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:23
12I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-14)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-14)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1957-05-14), Dale Potter (on 1957-05-14) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1957-05-14)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-05-14)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-05-14)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-14)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:19
13I Saw The Light
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-02-25)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-02-25)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-02-25)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1958-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis E. Jones (hymnist) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:31
14I'll Meet You In The Morning
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-19)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-19)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-03-19)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-19)
recording of:
I'll Meet You in the Morning (on 1958-03-19)
composer:
Albert E. Brumley
2:12
15Lifes Railway To Heaven
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19) and Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-19)
guitar and lead vocals [co-lead vocals]:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19)
mandolin, lead vocals [co-lead vocals] and tenor vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-19)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1958-03-19)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-03-19)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-19)
recording of:
Life’s Railway to Heaven (on 1958-03-19)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Barry "Byrd" Burton (Byrd Burton)
2:50
16Lord Lead Me On
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-02-25)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-02-25)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-02-25)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
Lord, Lead Me On (on 1958-02-25)
composer:
Kenneth Tuttle
2:27
17Wayfaring Stranger
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20) and Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-21)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1958-03-21)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-20, on 1958-03-21) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-21)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-21)
recording of:
Wayfaring Stranger (on 1958-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3339)
recording of:
Wayfaring Stranger (on 1958-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3339)
3:07
18A Beautiful Life
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-21)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-03-21)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-21)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-21)
recording of:
A Beautiful Life (on 1958-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
William Golden
2:27
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1Precious Memories
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-19)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-19)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1958-03-19)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-03-19)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-19)
recording of:
Precious Memories (on 1958-03-19)
writer:
J.B.F. Wright (Hymn songwriter)
3:16
2House of Gold
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-21)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-21)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-21)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1958-03-21)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-21)
recording of:
House of Gold (on 1958-03-21)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-04-21)
2:08
3I've Found a Hiding Place
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20) and Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-20)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-20)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-20)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-03-20)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20)
lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-20) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-20)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-20)
recording of:
I've Found a Hiding Place (on 1958-03-20)
composer:
Albert E. Brumley
3:27
4Jesus, Hold My Hand
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20) and Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-20)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-20)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-03-20)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-20)
recording of:
Jesus Hold My Hand (on 1958-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley
2:25
5I Am A Pilgrim
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-03-20)
guitar and tenor vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-03-20)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-03-20)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-03-20)
bass vocals:
Culley Holt (on 1958-03-20)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-03-20)
recording of:
I Am a Pilgrim (on 1958-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
2:34
6Lord Build Me a Cabin in Glory
producer:
Owen Bradley
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-02-25)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-02-25)
baritone vocals:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-02-25)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1958-02-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-02-25)
recording of:
Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory (on 1958-02-25)
composer:
Curtis Stewart (violinist / composer)
2:04
7Linda Lou
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:
Linda Lou (on 1960-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Butler
2:09
8Little 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
2:58
9Seven Year 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:
Seven Year Blues (on 1960-12-01)
composer:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ), Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
cover recording of:
Seven Year Blues
composer:
Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ), Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
3:05
10You Live in a World All Your Own
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:
You Live in a World All Your Own (on 1960-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:22
11Time Changes Everything
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:
Time Changes Everything (on 1960-12-01)
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist)
2:15
12Bluegrass Part 1
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-12-03)
double bass:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1960-12-03)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-12-03)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-12-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1960-12-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-12-03)
recording of:
Blue Grass, Part One (on 1960-12-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:45
13Big River
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-12-03)
double bass:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1960-12-03)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-12-03)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-12-03)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1960-12-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-12-03)
recording of:
Big River (on 1960-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Big River
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
2:11
14Flowers of Love
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-12-03)
double bass:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1960-12-03)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-12-03)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-12-03)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1960-12-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-12-03)
recording of:
Flowers of Love (on 1960-12-03)
composer:
Ellen Martin and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:03
15It's Mighty Dark to Travel
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1960-12-03)
double bass:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1960-12-03)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1960-12-03)
guitar:
Carl Butler (on 1960-12-03)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1960-12-03)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-12-03)
recording of:
It's Mighty Dark to Travel (on 1960-12-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:02
16Sold 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
2:28
17Put My Rubber Doll Away
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:
Put My Rubber Doll Away (on 1960-12-01)
composer:
Roy Acuff and George Edgins
cover recording of:
Put My Rubber Doll Away
composer:
Roy Acuff and George Edgins
3:01
18Lonesome 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)
2:27
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1Little Maggie
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:
Little Maggie (Bill Monroe version) (on 1961-11-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
is based on:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
2:33
2Bugle Call Rag
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1961-12-04)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-12-04)
fiddle:
Bobby Joe Lester (on 1961-12-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-12-04)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-12-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-12-04)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag (on 1961-12-04)
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
cover recording of:
Bugle Call Blues
writer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:40
3Toy 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”)
2:13
4I'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.
2:23
5Live and Let Live
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 tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-10)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-10) and 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:
Live and Let Live (on 1961-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Sullivan and Wiley Walker
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) (on 1941-12-16)
32:39
6Nine 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)
2:18
7Cotton Fields
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo and baritone vocals:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1961-11-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-11-30)
fiddle:
Bobby Joe Lester (on 1961-11-30) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1961-11-30)
guitar:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1961-11-30)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-30)
lead vocals:
Bobby Joe Lester (on 1961-11-30) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-30)
recording of:
Cotton Fields (on 1961-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:31
8John Hardy
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1961-12-04)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-12-04)
fiddle:
Bobby Joe Lester (on 1961-12-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-12-04)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-12-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-12-04)
recording of:
John Hardy (traditional) (on 1961-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3262)
2:42
9Shady Grove
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Curtis McPeake (on 1961-11-10)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-11-10)
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1961-11-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-10)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-10)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-11-10) and 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:
Shady Grove (on 1961-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4456)
1:43
10Danny Boy
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1961-11-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-11-30)
fiddle:
Bobby Joe Lester (on 1961-11-30) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1961-11-30)
guitar:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1961-11-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-30)
recording of:
Danny Boy (on 1961-11-30)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
cover recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
2:36
11Journey's End
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1961-11-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-11-30)
fiddle:
Bobby Joe Lester (on 1961-11-30) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1961-11-30)
guitar:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1961-11-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-11-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-11-30)
recording of:
Journey's End (on 1961-11-30)
writer:
Virgil F. Stewart and Ernest Tubb
2:49
12Old Joe Clark
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Tony Ellis (US banjo player) (on 1961-12-04)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1961-12-04)
fiddle:
Bobby Joe Lester (on 1961-12-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Maynard (on 1961-12-04)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1961-12-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1961-12-04)
recording of:
Old Joe Clark (on 1961-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3594)
cover recording of:
Old Joe Clark
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3594)
2:23
13Let the Light Shine Down on Me
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
William D. Killen (on 1955-01-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jackie Phelps (on 1955-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1955-01-28)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-01-28)
bass vocals:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-01-28)
recording of:
Let the Light Shine Down on Me (on 1955-01-28)
composer:
Dot Swan
1:57
14Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Buddy Killen (on 1955-01-28)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-01-28) and Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-01-28)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1955-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1955-01-28)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-01-28)
bass vocals:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-01-28)
lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1955-01-28) and Jackie Phelps (on 1955-01-28)
recording of:
Wait a Little Longer Please, Jesus (on 1955-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Hazel Houser
2:39
15Put 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”)
2:32
16Wheel Hoss
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-12-31)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-12-31) and Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-12-31)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1954-12-31)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:
Wheel Hoss (on 1954-12-31)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:20
17On and On
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-07)
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-07)
recording of:
On and On (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:48
18I Believed in You, Darling
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-07)
fiddle and baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-07)
recording of:
I Believed in You Darling (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:37
19Sitting Alone in the Moonlight
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-08)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Sitting Alone in the Moonlight (on 1954-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:28
20You'll Find Her Name Written There
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-12-31)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-12-31) and Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-12-31)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1954-12-31)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:
You'll Find Her Name Written There (on 1954-12-31)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Hensley
2:51
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1Gotta Travel On
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 and lead vocals:
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:
Gotta Travel On (on 1958-12-01)
additional writer:
Ronnie Gilbert (US folk singer), Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
writer:
Paul Clayton, Dave Lazer, Larry Ehrlich and Pete Seeger
publisher:
Anthem Music and Media Fund LLC, EMHA, Figs D Music, Inc., Freddy Bienstock Music Co., Reel Muzik Werks LLC, Sanga Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) and Wintrup Musikverlag
2:33
2Four Walls
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-04-20)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-04-20)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1957-04-20) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1957-04-20)
guitar:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-04-20)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-04-20)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-20)
recording of:
Four Walls (on 1957-04-20)
composer:
George Campbell and Marvin Moore (songwriter, best known for “Four Walls” and “The Green Door”)
publisher:
SBK United Partnership Ltd.
2:20
3Roanoke
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-12-31)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-12-31) and Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-12-31)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1954-12-31)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:
Roanoke (on 1954-12-31)
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:39
4Uncle Pen
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-10-15)
double bass and baritone vocals:
Joel Price (on 1950-10-15)
fiddle:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1950-10-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1950-10-15)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1950-10-15)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-10-15)
recording of:
Uncle Pen (on 1950-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (in 1975)
2:44
5Y'all Come
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Y’all Come (on 1954-01-08)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Duff
2:17
6Happy On My Way
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-14)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Milton Estes (on 1954-01-14)
recording of:
Happy on My Way (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Pyle
publisher:
Ernest Tubb Music
2:11
7Blue Moon of Kentucky
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-09-04)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-09-04), Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1954-09-04) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1954-09-04)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-09-04)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-09-04)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-09-04)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1954-09-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:06
8New Mule Skinner Blues
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1950-02-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-02-03)
recording of:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950) (on 1950-02-03)
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)
2:30
9Cheyenne
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Hubert Davis (US bluegrass banjoist) (on 1954-12-31)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-12-31)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-12-31) and Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-12-31)
guitar:
Jackie Phelps (on 1954-12-31)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-12-31)
recording of:
Cheyenne (Instrumental by Bill Monroe & Bobby Hicks) (on 1954-12-31)
composer:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:51
10A Fallen Star
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-04-20)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-04-20)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1957-04-20), Dale Potter (on 1957-04-20), Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-04-20) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1957-04-20)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-04-20) and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-04-20)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1957-04-20)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-04-20)
recording of:
A Fallen Star (on 1957-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
James Joiner
2:10
11Plant Some Flowers on My Grave
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-08)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-08)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-08)
guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1954-01-08) and Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-08)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-08)
recording of:
Plant Some Flowers by My Grave (on 1954-01-08)
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
2:39
12Footprints 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
2:41
13Panhandle Country
producer:
Harold Bradley
banjo:
Joe Drumright (on 1958-04-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-04-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-04-08) and Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1958-04-08)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-04-08)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-04-08)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-08)
recording of:
Panhandle Country (on 1958-04-08)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:05
14Scotland
producer:
Harold Bradley
banjo:
Joe Drumright (on 1958-04-08)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-04-08)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1958-04-08) and Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1958-04-08)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1958-04-08)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1958-04-08)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-04-08)
recording of:
Scotland (on 1958-04-08)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell, BMI (publisher)
1:53
15No One But My Darlin'
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 and lead vocals:
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:
No One but My Darlin' (on 1958-12-01)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:05
16Tomorrow I'll Be Gone
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:
I'll Be Gone (on 1959-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Wilma Lee Cooper
1:57
17Dark 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)
2:29
18Lonesome Wind Blues
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Joe Drumright (on 1959-11-25)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1959-11-25)
fiddle:
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1959-11-25) and Dale Potter (on 1959-11-25)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1959-11-25)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1959-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-11-25)
recording of:
Lonesome Wind Blues (on 1959-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Raney
publisher:
Knox Music, Inc.
2:09
19Come Go With Me
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Joe Drumright (on 1959-11-25)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1959-11-25)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1959-11-25)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1959-11-25)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1959-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-11-25)
recording of:
Come Go With Me (on 1959-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
2:46