The Essential Bill Monroe

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Tracklist

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1Why Did You Wander?
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Why Did You Wander (on 1946-09-16)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:33
2Blue Moon of Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1946-09-16)
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)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:03
3Toy Heart
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Toy Heart (on 1946-09-16)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:44
4Mansions for Me
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Mansions for Me (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:13
5Will You Be Loving Another Man?
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-17)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-17)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-17)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-17)
recording of:
Will You Be Loving Another Man? (on 1946-09-17)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:53
6Wicked Path of Sin
producer:
Art Satherly
double bass and baritone vocals:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-17)
bass vocals:
Birch Monroe (on 1946-09-17)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-17)
recording of:
Wicked Path of Sin
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:39
7I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:57
8It's Mighty Dark to Travel
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
It's Mighty Dark to Travel (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:52
9I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass and baritone vocals:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling (on 1947-10-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:59
10Little Cabin Home on the Hill
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Little Cabin Home on the Hill (on 1947-10-27)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:59
11My Rose of Old Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
My Rose of Old Kentucky (on 1947-10-27)
writer:
Joe Ahr (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:56
12Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (on 1947-10-27)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:47
13Blue Grass Breakdown
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
Blue Grass Breakdown (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:16
14The Old Cross Road (Is Waiting)
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-27)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-27)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-27)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-27)
recording of:
The Old Crossroad (on 1947-10-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:41
15Little Community Church
producer:
Art Satherly
guitar:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-28)
baritone vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28)
bass vocals:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-28)
lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-28)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-28)
recording of:
Little Community Church (on 1947-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:45
16Shine Hallelujah Shine
producer:
Art Satherly
guitar:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-28)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-28)
vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-28), Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-28), Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28) and Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-28)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-28)
recording of:
Shine Hallelujah Shine (on 1947-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:31
17Along About Daybreak
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-28)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-28)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-28)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-28)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-28)
recording of:
Along About Daybreak (on 1947-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:05
18When You Are Lonely
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-28)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-28)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-28)
recording of:
When You Are Lonely (on 1947-10-28)
composer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:44
19Molly and Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song)
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1947-10-28)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1947-10-28)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1947-10-28)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1947-10-28)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-10-28)
recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (on 1947-10-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:44
20Can't You Hear Me Callin'
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1949-10-22)
double bass:
Jack Thompson (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1949-10-22)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1949-10-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Mac Wiseman (on 1949-10-22)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1949-10-22)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-10-22)
recording of:
Can't You Hear Me Callin' (on 1949-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:17

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 165)