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Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
The Essential Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys (1945-1949)
Compil. US 1992 on Columbia label
Country (Bluegrass)
Tracks 1-01 to 1-08 rec. 13/2/1945, Chicago IL Tracks 1-09 to 1-16 rec. 16/9/1946, Chicago, IL. Tracks 1-17 to 1-20 rec. 17/9/1946, Chicago, IL. Tracks 2-01 to 2-08 rec. 27/10/1947, Chicago, IL. Tracks 2-09 to 2-16 rec. 28/10/1947, Chicago, IL. Tracks 2-17 to 2-20 rec. 22/10/1949, Nashville, TN. Tracks 1-02 to 1-05, 1-07, 1-10, 1-13, 2-01, 2-02, 2-06 to 2-08, 2-10, 2-15, 2-17 are previously unreleased alternate takes. (p) & © 1992, Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Musicians
 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys , album by |
 | Sally Ann Forrester , US accordion, vocals |
 | Boyd Lane , arranged by |
 | David "Stringbean" Akeman , *1915 US banjo |
 | Earl Scruggs bj, 1924-2012 US banjo, vocals |
 | Rudy Lyle bj, 1930-1985 US banjo |
 | Bill Westbrook b, voc, *1911 US double bass |
 | Howard Watts b, 1913-1970 US double bass, vocals, written by |
 | Jack Thompson b, double bass |
 | Chubby Wise vn, 1915-1996 US fiddle, guitar |
 | Lester Flatt voc, g, 1914-1979 US guitar, vocals, written by |
 | Mac Wiseman g, voc, *1925 US guitar, vocals |
 | Tex Willis g, US guitar, vocals |
 | Bill Monroe man, voc, 1927-1996 US mandolin, vocals, written by |
 | Birch Monroe b, US vocals |
Producers
| Lawrence Cohn compilation producer |
| David Mitson remastered by, digital remastering |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First Columbia Session: Chicago, Illinois February 13, 1945 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 2 | Rocky Road Blues | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 3 | Kentucky Waltz | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 4 | True Life Blues | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 5 | Nobody Loves Me | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 6 | Goodbye Old Pal | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 7 | Footprints In The Snow | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 8 | Blue Grass Special | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 9 | Come Back To Me In My Dreams | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 10 | The Second Columbia Session: Chicago, Illinois September 16,1946 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 11 | Heavy Traffic Ahead | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 12 | Why Did You Wander? | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 13 | Blue Moon Of Kentucky | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 14 | Toy Heart | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 15 | Summertime Is Past And Gone | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 16 | Mansions For Me | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 17 | Mother's Onbly Sleeping | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 18 | Blue Yodel No. 4 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 19 | The Third Columbia Session: Chicago, Illinois September 17, 1946 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 20 | Will You Be Loving Another Man? | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 21 | How Will I Explain About You? | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 22 | Shining Path | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 23 | Wicked Path Of Sin | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 24 | The Fourth Session: Chicago, Illinois October 27, 1947 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 25 | I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 26 | It's Mighty Dark To Travel | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 27 | I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 28 | Little Cabin Home On The Hill | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 29 | My Rose Of Old Kentucky | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 30 | Blue Grass Breakdown | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 31 | Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 32 | The Old Cross Road | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 33 | The Fifth Columbia Session: Chicago, Illinois October 28, 1947 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 34 | That Home Above | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 35 | Remember The Cross | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 36 | Little Community Church | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 37 | Along About Daybreak | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 38 | When You Are Lonely | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 39 | Molly And Tenbrooks (The Racehorse Song) | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 40 | Shine Hallelujah Shine | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 41 | I'm Travellin' On And On | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 42 | The Sixth Columbia Session: Nashville, Tennessee Castle Studios October 22, 1949 | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 43 | Can't You Hear Me Callin' | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 44 | Travelin' This Lonseome Road | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 45 | Blue Grass Stomp | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys | ||
| 46 | The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band | Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys |
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