COUNTRY LEGENT ... BILL MONROE ...

Label ...   Columbia – FC 38904
Series ...   Columbia Historic Edition – FC 38904
Format ...   Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Pitman Pressing
Country ... ORIGINAL USA
Released ...   1984
Genre ...   Folk, World, & Country
Style ...   Bluegrass
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Remembering Bill Monroe's Death by Honoring The Father Of Bluegrass Music

As a legendary bandleader, Singer-Songwriter, and an innovative instrumentalist, is as
important to the development of modern country music as Muddy Waters is to the development of rock.

He was one of the first to popularize the Bluegrass band paradigm of guitar, acoustic bass, fiddle mandolin, and banjo.

Beginning his recording career in 1936, Monroe was a demanding bandleader, who sought out the best, most innovative players. Monroe was known for his dazzlingly fast lead mandolin breaks and his bands set a standard for playing, operating much like a small jazz combo; all of the players took plentiful turns soloing between verses and choruses. With banjo legend Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt's high lonesome vocals (the best known assemblage), Monroe had a number of hit recordings throughout the '40s and '50s.

The sound of Monroe's tight, hard-driving band directly influenced the development of Rockabilly (and by extension, Honky-Tonk music). Monroe recorded extensively right up to his death in 1996. He is the subject of many tribute recordings.

TRACK LISTING

1 .. Kentucky Waltz
2 .. Nobody Loves Me
3 .. Bluegrass Special
4 .. Heavy Traffic Ahead
5 .. Toy Heart

6 .. Mother's Only Sleeping
7 .. Blue Yodel No. 4 Bill Monroe 3:31 $0.99
8 .. Shining Path
9 .. I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky
10 .. Along About Daybreak

Bill Monroe   and musicians:
Accordion – Wilene "Sally Anne" Forrester* (tracks: A1 to A3,)
Banjo – Earl Scruggs (tracks: A4,A5,B1,B2,B4,B5), David "Stringbean" Akeman* (tracks: A1 to A3,)
Baritone Vocals – Earl Scruggs (tracks: B4,)
Bass Vocals – Birch Monroe (tracks: B4,), Tex Willis (tracks: A2,)
Bass [Stringed] – Howard Watts (tracks: A1 to A5,B1,B2,B4,B5)
Fiddle – Robert R. "Chubby" Wise* (tracks: A1 to A5,B1,B2,B4,B5)
Guitar – Curly Bradshaw (tracks: A1 to A3,), Lester Flatt (tracks: A4,A5,B1,B2,B4,B5), Tex Willis (tracks: A1 to A3,)
Lead Vocals – Bill Monroe (tracks: A2,B2,B5), Lester Flatt (tracks: A5,B1,B3,B4,)
Mandolin – Bill Monroe (tracks: A1 to A5,B1,B2,B4,B5)
Tenor Vocals – Bill Monroe (tracks: A5,B1,B3,), Wilene Forrester (tracks: A2,)