True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Molly and Tenbrooks producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo: Craig Smith (banjoist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Stuart Duncan guitar: David Grier mandolin: Mike Compton lead vocals: Alan O’Bryant recording of: Molly and Tenbrooks composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) publisher: Bill Monroe Music is based on: Molly and Tenbrooks	Alan O’Bryant		3:15
2	True Life Blues producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo: Tony Trischka double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle and lead vocals: Laurie Lewis (bluegrass artist and violinist) guitar and tenor vocals: Kathy Kallick (folk musician) mandolin: Mike Marshall (US mandolinist & multi-instrumentalist) recording of: True Life Blues lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Laurie Lewis/Kathy Kallick		2:48
3	I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo: Craig Smith (banjoist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Vassar Clements guitar, lead vocals and tenor vocals [tenor vocal (chorus)]: Del McCoury mandolin and lead vocals [lead vocal (chorus)]: Ronnie McCoury recording of: I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Del McCoury		2:10
4	Highway of Sorrow producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Stuart Duncan guitar: Scott Nygaard mandolin and lead vocals: Tim O’Brien (US bluegrass musician) recording of: Highway of Sorrow writer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Pete Pyle	Tim O’Brien		2:55
5	Old Ebenezer Scrooge producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) guitar: David Grier recording of: Old Ebenezer Scrooge composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	David Grier		2:48
6	Memories of You producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo and tenor vocals: Alan O’Bryant double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Stuart Duncan guitar and lead vocals: Pat Enright mandolin: Mike Compton recording of: Memories of You lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Alan O’Bryant		3:07
7	Rawhide producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo: Craig Smith (banjoist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Stuart Duncan guitar: David Grier mandolin: Ronnie McCoury recording of: Rawhide (mandolin instrumental) composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Ronnie McCoury		3:09
8	Can't You Hear Me Callin' producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo: Craig Smith (banjoist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Vassar Clements guitar, lead vocals and tenor vocals [tenor vocal (chorus)]: Del McCoury mandolin and lead vocals [lead vocal (chorus)]: Ronnie McCoury resonator guitar [dobro]: Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) recording of: Can't You Hear Me Callin' lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Del McCoury		4:10
9	Letter From My Darling producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) guitar and lead vocals: Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) mandolin and tenor vocals: Greg Garing recording of: Letter From My Darlin' composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) publisher: Unichappell Music	Peter Rowan		3:34
10	Sittin' Alone in the Moonlight producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Richard Greene (US fiddler) guitar, lead vocals and tenor vocals [low tenor vocal (last verse)]: Tim O’Brien (US bluegrass musician) mandolin: Ronnie McCoury lead vocals [lead vocal (last verse)] and tenor vocals: Mollie O’Brien (folksinger) recording of: Sitting Alone in the Moonlight lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Tim O’Brien		3:19
11	Big Mon producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) mandolin: Sam Bush (bluegrass fiddler/mandolinist) resonator guitar [dobro]: Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) recording of: Big Mon composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Sam Bush/Jerry Douglas		3:02
12	Get Down on Your Knees and Pray producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) guitar and baritone vocals: Del McCoury mandolin and bass vocals: Roland White lead vocals and tenor vocals [tenor vocal (chorus)]: Alan O’Bryant lead vocals [lead vocal (chorus)]: Ronnie McCoury recording of: Get Down on Your Knees and Pray composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Alan O’Bryant		3:15
13	Used to Be producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo: Tony Trischka double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle and tenor vocals: Laurie Lewis (bluegrass artist and violinist) guitar: Kathy Kallick (folk musician) and Jim Nunally mandolin: John Reischman lead vocals: Kathy Kallick (folk musician) recording of: Used to Be lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Laurie Lewis/Kathy Kallick		2:05
14	Scotland producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Vassar Clements and Richard Greene (US fiddler) guitar: Scott Nygaard mandolin: Chris Thile recording of: Scotland composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) publisher: Unichappell, BMI (publisher)	Vassar Clements/Richard Greene		3:11
15	Travelin' This Lonesome Road producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo and tenor vocals: Herb Pedersen double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle and baritone vocals: Vassar Clements guitar and lead vocals: Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) mandolin: David Grisman recording of: Travelin' This Lonesome Road lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)	Peter Rowan		3:04
16	Heavy Traffic Ahead producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) fiddle: Vassar Clements guitar and lead vocals: Pat Enright mandolin: Ronnie McCoury resonator guitar [dobro]: Jerry Douglas (US guitar and dobro player) recording of: Heavy Traffic Ahead lyricist and composer: Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) publisher: APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music	Pat Enright		2:28
17	Little Cabin Home on the Hill producer: Todd Phillips (double bassist) banjo, fiddle and lead vocals: John Hartford double bass [bass]: Todd Phillips (double bassist) guitar and tenor vocals: Ronnie McCoury mandolin: Mike Compton recording of: Little Cabin Home on the Hill writer: Lester Flatt and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) publisher: APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))	John Hartford		3:49

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/13321449 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000000EYH [info]

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tribute to:	Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)

Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000079239 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7847446 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 015891220925
Format:: CD
Length:: 52:08

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Sugar Hill Records
SHCD-2209

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United States
1996-10-15

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