The Country Music Hall of Fame: Bill Monroe

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

Tracklist

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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)
2:31
2Uncle 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)
2:47
3Walking 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”)
2:01
4On 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”)
2:49
5White House Blues
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-07)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-07)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1954-01-07)
recording of:
White House Blues (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 787)
2:14
6Happy on My Way
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-01-14)
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)
baritone vocals:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Milton Estes (on 1954-01-14)
recording of:
Happy on My Way (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Pyle
publisher:
Ernest Tubb Music
2:11
7Blue 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)
2:09
8Scotland
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)
1:56
9Midnight on the Stormy Deep
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Lamar Grier (on 1966-12-16)
double bass:
James Monroe (US bluegrass singer, son of Bill Monroe) (on 1966-12-16)
fiddle:
Richard Greene (US fiddler) (on 1966-12-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1966-12-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1966-12-16)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-12-16)
recording of:
Midnight on the Stormy Deep (on 1966-12-16)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:45
10Kentucky Mandolin
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Vic Jordan (Bluegrass banjo player) (on 1967-11-09)
double bass:
James Monroe (US bluegrass singer, son of Bill Monroe) (on 1967-11-09)
fiddle:
Benny Williams (US bluegrass fiddler/multi-instrumentalist) (on 1967-11-09)
guitar:
Roland White (on 1967-11-09)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1967-11-09)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-11-09)
recording of:
Kentucky Mandolin (on 1967-11-09)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:06
11Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo and baritone vocals:
Rual Yarbrough (US banjo player) (on 1969-10-28)
double bass:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1969-10-28)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1969-10-28) and Joe "Red" Hayes (on 1969-10-28)
guitar:
James Monroe (US bluegrass singer, son of Bill Monroe) (on 1969-10-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-10-28)
lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-10-28) and James Monroe (US bluegrass singer, son of Bill Monroe) (on 1969-10-28)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-10-28)
recording of:
Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine (on 1969-10-28)
writer:
Jake Landers (US bluegrass musician and songwriter) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:35
12The Lee Weddin' Tune
producer:
Harry Silverstein (Producer, worked with Decca Records)
banjo:
Rual Yarbrough (US banjo player) (on 1969-11-25)
double bass:
Bill Yates (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1969-11-25)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1969-11-25)
guitar:
James Monroe (US bluegrass singer, son of Bill Monroe) (on 1969-11-25)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1969-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1969-11-25)
recording of:
The Lee Weddin Tune (on 1969-11-25)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
1:57
13Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Walter Haynes (steel guitarist, producer and songwriter)
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1970-12-02)
double bass:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1970-12-02)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1970-12-02), Red Hayes (on 1970-12-02) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1970-12-02)
guitar:
James Monroe (US bluegrass singer, son of Bill Monroe) (on 1970-12-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1970-12-02)
recorded at:
Bradley’s Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States (on 1970-12-02)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1970-12-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1945)
3:06
14My Last Days on Earth
producer:
Walter Haynes (steel guitarist, producer and songwriter)
double bass:
Mark Hembree (on 1981-02-19, on 1981-04-07)
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1981-02-19, on 1981-04-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1981-02-19)
strings:
Sheldon Kurland Strings (on 1981-04-28)
background vocals:
Arlene Harden (on 1981-04-07), Cindy Nelson (Nashville studio vocalist circa 1981) (on 1981-04-07) and Curtis Young (country singer) (on 1981-04-07)
recorded at:
Music Mill Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1981-02-19 until 1981-04-28)
recording of:
My Last Days on Earth (from 1981-02-19 until 1981-04-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
4:39
15My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin'
producer:
Walter Haynes (steel guitarist, producer and songwriter)
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1982-12-23)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1982-12-23) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1982-12-23)
guitar:
Wayne Lewis (bluegrass guitarist) (on 1982-12-23), Dale Sellers (Nashville session guitarist) (on 1982-12-23) and Ricky Skaggs (on 1982-12-23)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1982-12-23)
lead vocals:
Ricky Skaggs (on 1982-12-23)
recorded at:
Burns Station Sound in Burns, Tennessee, United States (on 1982-12-23)
recording of:
My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin' (on 1982-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:55
16Southern Flavor
producer:
Emory Gordy, Jr.
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (on 1988-01-04)
double bass:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (on 1988-01-04)
fiddle:
Michael Feagan (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1988-01-04), Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1988-01-04) and Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) (on 1988-01-04)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (on 1988-01-04)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1988-01-04)
recorded at:
Sound Stage Recording Studios (Nashville, TN studio) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1988-01-04)
recording of:
Southern Flavor (on 1988-01-04)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:17

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Release

part of:The Country Music Hall of Fame (MCA series) (order: 3)
ASIN:US: B000002OEG [info]