Anthology

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Copyright: © 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
This Compilation ℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1New 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 (US 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)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:29
2My Little Georgia Rose
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 (US 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:
My Little Georgia Rose (on 1950-02-03)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:05
3Uncle 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 (US 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)
Bill Monroe2:44
4Raw Hide
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-01-20)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1951-01-20)
fiddle:
Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1951-01-20)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1951-01-20)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-01-20)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-01-20)
recording of:
Rawhide (mandolin instrumental) (on 1951-01-20)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe2:35
5Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-03-17)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-03-17)
fiddle:
Tommy Jackson (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-03-17)
guitar:
Jimmy Selph (on 1951-03-17)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-03-17)
organ:
Owen Bradley (on 1951-03-17)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-03-17)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1951-03-17)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1945)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:16
6When the Cactus Is in Bloom
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-03-29)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1951-03-29)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-03-29)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1951-03-29)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-03-29)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-03-29)
recording of:
When the Cactus Is in Bloom (on 1951-03-29)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Bill Monroe2:03
7Get Down on Your Knees and Pray
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1951-07-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1951-07-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1951-07-06)
baritone vocals:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-07-06)
bass vocals:
Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1951-07-06)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-07-06)
recording of:
Get Down on Your Knees and Pray (on 1951-07-06)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys3:00
8In the Pines
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 and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor 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:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
Bill Monroe3:10
9Footprints 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 (US 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
Bill Monroe2:40
10Walking in Jerusalem
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
bass vocals:
Boudleaux Bryant (on 1952-07-18)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1952-07-18)
tenor 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:
Walking in Jerusalem Just Like John (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys1:59
11Get Up John
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1953-11-28)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1953-11-28)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1953-11-28)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1953-11-28)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1953-11-28)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-28)
recording of:
Get Up John (on 1953-11-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:10
12On 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 (US 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”)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:46
13I'm Working on a Building
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-14, on 1954-01-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-14)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-14, on 1954-01-25)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-14, on 1954-01-25)
bass vocals:
Milton Estes (on 1954-01-14, on 1954-01-25)
recording of:
I’m Working on the Building (Carter version, verses begin "If I was...") (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
version of:
Working on the Building
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:42
14Blue 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)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:06
15Roanoke
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”)
Bill Monroe2:37
16Goodbye 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
Bill Monroe2:03
17Molly & 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
Bill Monroe2:20
18I'm Sitting 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.
Bill Monroe2:18
19I 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)
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:29
20Scotland
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)
Bill Monroe1:53
21Panhandle 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”)
Bill Monroe2:04
22Gotta 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
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys2:33
23Big Mon
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:
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:
Big Mon (on 1958-12-01)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
Bill Monroe2:15
24Linda 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
Bill Monroe2:09
25Lonesome 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)
Bill Monroe2:29
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