The Essential Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys: 1945–1949

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

Tracklist

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1I’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)
compilation of:
I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky (take BD) (matrix CCO 4874-BD, first released 1992) by Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky (matrix CCO 4874-2, first released 1992) by Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
recording of:
I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky (on 1947-10-27)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:15
2It’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.
2:52
3I 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”)
2:58
4Little Cabin 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))
3:12
5My 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”)
2:58
6Blue 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.
2:41
7Sweetheart 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)
compilation of:
Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong (matrix CCO 4880-BD1, first released 1992) by Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (matrix CCO 4880-2, first released 1992) by Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
recording of:
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong (on 1947-10-27)
writer:
Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:36
8The Old Cross Road
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”)
2:43
9That Home Above
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 and bass vocals:
Earl Scruggs (on 1947-10-28) and 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)
compilation of:
That Home Above (matrix CCO 4882-BD, first released 1992) by Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and That Home Above (matrix CCO 4882-1, first released 1948) by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
recording of:
That Home Above (on 1947-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:50
10Remember the Cross
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:
Remember the Cross (on 1947-10-28)
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater)
3:03
11Little 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”)
2:46
12Along 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”)
3:08
13When 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”)
2:46
14Molly and Tenbrooks
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
2:45
15Shine 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”)
2:35
16I’m Traveling On and On
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:
I'm Traveling On and On (on 1947-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:36
17Can’t You Hear Me Calling
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)
compilation of:
Can't You Hear Me Callin' (take BD) (matrix CO 41835-BD NASH 738-BD, first released 1992) by Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Can't You Hear Me Callin' (matrix CO 41835-2 NASH 738-2, first released 1992) by Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
recording of:
Can't You Hear Me Callin' (on 1949-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:48
18Travelin’ This Lonesome Road
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:
Travelin' This Lonesome Road (on 1949-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:25
19Blue Grass Stomp
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:
Mac Wiseman (on 1949-10-22)
mandolin:
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:
Blue Grass Stomp (on 1949-10-22)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:00
20The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
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:
Mac Wiseman (on 1949-10-22)
mandolin and lead 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:
The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band (on 1949-10-22)
writer:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) and Mel Foree
3:12

Credits

Release

art direction:Bill Johnson (country art director)
Rollow Welch
miscellaneous support:Rich Bauer (producer) (task: project direction)
Gary Pacheco (task: project direction)
producer:Lawrence Cohn
remastering:David Mitson
design:Bill Barnes (design/illustration)
Wesley Ligon (designer)
remastered at:Sony Music Studios (Los Angeles) in Santa Monica, California, United States
ASIN:US: B0000028MD [info]

Release group

part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)