The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers

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Tracklist

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1Mule Skinner Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:46
2No Letter in the Mail
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
No Letter in the Mail (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carlisle
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:43
3Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and bass vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1940-10-07)
baritone vocals:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
tenor vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
On the Rock Where Moses Stood (on 1940-10-07)
writer:
The Carter Family (the original Carter Family, 1927–1943)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:29
4Six White Horses
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Six White Horses (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Clyde Moody
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys3:02
5Dog House Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Dog House Blues (on 1940-10-07)
writer:
J.L. Frank and Pee Wee King
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys3:08
6I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:52
7Katy Hill
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Katy Hill (on 1940-10-07)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:39
8Tennessee Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
guitar:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Tennessee Blues (on 1940-10-07)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:52
9Shake My Mother's Hand for Me
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and bass vocals:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
baritone vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
tenor vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Shake My Mother’s Hand for Me
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys3:07
10Were You There?
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and bass vocals:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
baritone vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
tenor vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Were You There (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:47
11Blue Yodel No. 7
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel) (on 1941-10-02)
writer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:53
12The Coupon Song
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:57
13Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:33
14Honky Tonk Swing
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Honky Tonk Swing
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:31
15In the Pines
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys3:24
16Back Up and Push
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Back Up and Push (on 1941-10-02)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys2:49
17The Great Speckled Bird
Charlie Monroe's Boys2:13
18No Home, No Place to Pillow My Head
Charlie Monroe's Boys2:07
19New River Train
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
New River Train (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4568)
The Monroe Brothers3:40
20Once I Had a Darling Mother
Charlie Monroe's Boys3:21
21On the Banks of the Ohio
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Blue Gum Music, Ltd and John Farrar Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 157)
The Monroe Brothers3:31
22Weeping Willow Tree
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow (on 1937-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version)
The Monroe Brothers3:17
23Just a Song of Old Kentucky
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Just a Song of Old Kentucky (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Monroe Brothers2:21
24Don't Forget Me
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Don't Forget Me (aka Don't Forget Me Little Darling) (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Monroe Brothers2:40
25I Am Thinking Tonight of the Old Folks
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
I'm Thinking Tonight of the Old Folks (on 1936-10-12)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Monroe Brothers2:29

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part of:The Essential (RCA country compilations) (order: 19)