Five Classic Albums plus Bonus Singles

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

Tracklist

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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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