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Live Recordings 1956-1969

Bill Monroe And The Bluegrass Boys

Initial release : 1993

Smithsonian Folkways 40063

A collection of live Bill Monroe performances from shows, workshops and jam session recorded between 1956 and 1969. Peter Rowan plays on some of the tracks from the 1964 to 1966 period.

Tracks

  • Watermelon Hanging on the Vine (Traditional)
  • Roanoke (Ahr)
  • Brakeman's Blues (Rodgers)
  • Close By (Monroe, VanWinkle)
  • Kentucky Waltz (Monroe)
  • Blue Grass Stomp (Monroe)
  • Blue Moon of Kentucky (Monroe)
  • I'm Working on a Building (Carter)
  • Angels Rock Me to Sleep (Traditional)
  • Wheel Hoss (Monroe)
  • Watermelon Hanging on the Vine (Traditional)
  • Katy Hill (Traditional)
  • True Life Blues (Monroe)
  • I Live in the Past (Stauffer)
  • Wayfaring Stranger (Traditional)
  • Fire on the Mountain (Cody / Eugster)
  • Bluegrass Breakdown (Monroe)
  • Rawhide (Monroe)
  • Y'all Come (Duff)
  • Cotton Eyed Joe (Traditional)
  • Get Up John (Monroe)
  • White House Blues (Monroe, Traditional)
  • Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms (Monroe)
  • Kansas City Railroad Blues (Traditional)
  • Walls of Time (Monroe, Rowan)
  • When He Reached Down His Hand for Me (Wright)
  • Monroe Family Segment
Musicians

Musicians include;

  • Bill Monroe - guitar, mandolin, vocals
  • Peter Rowan - guitar, vocals
  • James Monroe - guitar, bass
  • Del McCoury - guitar, vocals
  • Ed Mayfield - guitar
  • Yates Green - guitar, vocals
  • Mac Wiseman- guitar, vocals
  • Bill Keith - banjo
  • Lamar Grier - banjo
  • Don Reno - banjo, vocals
  • Rudy Lyle - banjo
  • Tex Logan - fiddle
  • Richard Greene - fiddle
  • Kenny Baker - fiddle
  • Clarence Tate - fiddle
  • Bobby Hicks - fiddle
  • Joe Stuart - fiddle
  • Birch Monroe - fiddle
  • Everett Allen Lilly - bass
  • Bessie Lee Mauldin - bass
  • Chick Stripling - bass
  • Benny Martin - bass
Peter Rowan plays on Watermelon Hanging on the Vine (2nd), Katy Hill, I Live in the Past, Fire on the Mountain, Bluegrass Breakdown, Rawhide, Y'all Come and Cotton Eyed Joe.

Credits

  • Executive producer, compilation, annotation - Ralph Rinzler
  • Production superviser - Matt Walters, Anthony Seeger
  • Editorial/production assistance - Doug Bell
  • Editorial advisory group - Pete Kuykendall, David Grisman, Tony Trischka, Mike Seeger, Dudley Connell
  • Editorial commentary - Tom Adams, Matt levine
  • Archival tape source assistance - Jeff Place, Eugene Earle, Sandy Rothman, Peter Feldmann, Alice Gerrard, Pete Kuykendall, Ed Kahn, David Grisman, Mike Casey, Southern Folklife Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina
  • Original recording - Jeremy Foster, Alice Gerard, Ralph Rinzler, Smithsonian Institution, unknown others
  • Editorial assistance - Kate Rinzler, Andrew Shahriari, Michael Schall
  • Digital editing - David Glasser, Lea Anne Sonnenstein
  • Digital transfers - Steve Greenback
  • Mastering - Alan Yoshida
  • Cover photo - David Gahr
  • Other photos - David Gahr, Phil Zimmerman
  • Design - Visual Dialogue
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