All the Classic Releases 1937-1949

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CD 1: Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys CD A-Charlotte -- 1936
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1My Long Journey Home
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
My Long Journey Home (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:28
2What Is Home Without Love
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
What Is Home Without Love (on 1936-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Monroe
2:56
3What Would You Give in Exchange?
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
arranger:
Bill Monroe and Charlie Monroe
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
What Would You Give in Exchange? (on 1936-02-17)
lyricist:
F. J. Berry (in 1911)
composer:
James H. Carr (gospel songwriter) (in 1911)
publisher:
The Trio Music Company (Waco, Texas) (on 1912-06-14) and Stamps Baxter Music & Printing Co. (on 1940-06-14)
3:10
4Little Red Shoes
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
Little Red Shoes (on 1936-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Monroe
version of:
Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?
2:58
5Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
Nine Pound Hammer (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
2:12
6On Some Foggy Mountain Top
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
Foggy Mountain Top (on 1936-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
2:15
7Drifting Too Far From the Shore
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
Drifting Too Far From the Shore (on 1936-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Ernest Moody (20th-century American gospel songwriter)
3:19
8In My Dear Old Southern Home
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
Ellsworth T. Cozzens (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:26
9New River Train
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
New River Train (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4568)
3:36
10This World Is Not My Home
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
This World Is Not My Home (on 1936-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
J.R. Baxter
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:37
11Watermelon Hangin' on That Vine
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Watermelon on the Vine (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:13
12On the Banks of the Ohio
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Banks of the Ohio (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Blue Gum Music, Ltd and John Farrar Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 157)
3:27
13Do You Call That Religion?
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Do You Call That Religion (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:17
14God Holds the Future in His Hands
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
God Holds the Future in His Hands (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:35
15You've Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley (on 1936-06-21)
2:12
16Six Months Ain't Long
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Six Months Ain't Long (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:11
17Just a Song of Old Kentucky
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Just a Song of Old Kentucky (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:18
18Don't Forget Me
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Don't Forget Me (aka Don't Forget Me Little Darling) (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:36
19I'm Going
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
I'm Going Through (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:07
20Darling Corey
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-06-21)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-06-21)
recording of:
Darling Corey (on 1936-06-21)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
2:08
21My Savior's Train
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
My Savior's Train (on 1936-10-12)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:53
22I Am Thinking Tonight of the Old Folks
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
I'm Thinking Tonight of the Old Folks (on 1936-10-12)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:27
23Dreamed I Searched Heaven for You
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You (on 1936-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
James D. Vaughan and Mary Weiss
2:51
24The Old Cross Road
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
The Old Crossroad (on 1936-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:35
25The Forgotten Soldier Boy
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
The Forgotten Soldier Boy (on 1936-10-12)
2:41
26We Read of a Place That's Called Heaven
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
2:38
27Will the Circle Be Unbroken
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) (on 1936-10-12)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (gospel) (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
2:24
28The Saints Go Marching In
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (on 1936-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
2:51
29Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12) and Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (on 1936-10-12)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:26
30Where Is My Sailor Boy?
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-10-12)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-10-12)
recording of:
What Did the Deep Sea Say? (on 1936-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:45
CD 2: Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys CD B-Charlotte -- 1937-1938
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1Am I Ready to Go
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
I Am Ready to Go (on 1937-02-15)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:46
2What Would the Profit Be
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
What Would the Profit Be? (on 1937-02-15)
2:28
3Some Glad Day
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
Some Glad Day (on 1937-02-15)
2:38
4I Have Found the Way
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
I Found the Way (on 1937-02-15)
composer:
Rev. L.E. Green and Adger M. Pace
2:19
5I Am Going That Way
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
I Am Going That Way (on 1937-02-15)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:24
6Kate Cline
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
Katy Cline (on 1937-02-15)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:18
7Roll On Buddy
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
Roll on Buddy Roll On (on 1937-02-15)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6686)
version of:
Roll On Buddy
2:57
8Weeping Willow Tree
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow (on 1937-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
Bury Me Beneath the Willow (original traditional version)
3:13
9I'll Live On
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
I'll Live On (on 1937-02-15)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:15
10Oh Hide You in the Blood
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-02-15)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-02-15)
recording of:
Oh, Hide You in the Blood (on 1937-02-15)
2:53
11What Would You Give in Exchange (Part 2)
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
What Would You Give in Exchange, Part 2 (on 1937-08-03)
publisher:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-04-06) and Charlie Monroe (on 1937-04-06)
lyricist:
Bill Monroe and Charlie Monroe
composer:
James H. Carr (gospel songwriter)
is based on:
What Would You Give in Exchange?
2:57
12On That Gospel Ship
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
On That Old Gospel Ship (on 1937-08-03)
2:41
13What Would You Give in Exchange (Part 3)
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
What Would You Give in Exchange, Part 3 (on 1937-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
is based on:
What Would You Give in Exchange?
2:55
14Let Us Be Lovers Again
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
Let Us Be Lovers Again (on 1937-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International (BMI)
2:53
15All the Good Times Are Passed and Gone
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
All the Good Times Are Passed and Gone (on 1937-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7421)
2:43
16What Would You Give in Exchange (Part 4)
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
What Would You Give in Exchange, Part 4 (on 1937-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:52
17On My Way to Glory
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03) and Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
On My Way to Glory (on 1937-08-03)
2:04
18My Last Moving Day
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
My Last Moving Day (on 1937-08-03)
2:57
19He Will Set Your Fields on Fire
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
He Will Set Your Fields Afire (on 1937-08-03)
composer:
Wilbur Jones
3:00
20Sinner You Better Get Ready
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1937-08-03)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1937-08-03)
recording of:
Sinners You Better Get Ready (on 1937-08-03)
writer:
Charlie Monroe
2:35
21Have a Feast Here Tonight
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
Have a Feast Here Tonight (Rabbit in the Log) (on 1938-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:17
22Goodbye Maggie
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
Goodbye Maggie (on 1938-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Monroe
3:02
23Rollin' On
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
Rolling On (on 1938-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Salty Holmes
1:58
24The Old Man's Story
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
The Old Man's Story (on 1938-01-28)
2:33
25I've Still Got Ninety Nine
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
I've Still Got Ninety-Nine (on 1938-01-28)
composer:
Charlie Monroe
3:10
26Little Joe
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
Little Joe (on 1938-01-28)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
2:27
27A Beautiful Life
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
A Beautiful Life (on 1938-01-28)
composer:
William Golden
2:40
28Pearly Gates
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
Open Up Them Pearly Gates (on 1938-01-28)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:35
29On My Way Back Home
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
On My Way Back Home (on 1938-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Monroe
2:04
30When Our Lord Shall Come Again
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1938-01-28)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1938-01-28)
recording of:
When Our Lord Shall Come Again (on 1938-01-28)
lyricist:
Johnson Oatman, Jr. (Gospel Lyricist)
composer:
R. L. Ferguson
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CD 3: Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys CD C-Atlanta -- Chicago -- 1940-1946
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1Mule Skinner Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
recording of:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950)
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)
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2No Letter in the Mail
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
No Letter in the Mail (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carlisle
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:41
3Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and bass vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
baritone vocals:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
tenor vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
On the Rock Where Moses Stood (on 1940-10-07)
writer:
The Carter Family (the original Carter Family, 1927–1943)
2:30
4Six White Horses
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Six White Horses (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Clyde Moody
3:03
5Dog House Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Dog House Blues (on 1940-10-07)
writer:
J.L. Frank and Pee Wee King
3:06
6I Wonder if You Feel the Way I Do
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do (on 1940-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
2:52
7Katy Hill
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
fiddle:
Tommy Magness (on 1940-10-07)
guitar:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Katy Hill (on 1940-10-07)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:40
8Tennessee Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1940-10-07)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1940-10-07)
guitar:
Clyde Moody (on 1940-10-07)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1940-10-07)
recording of:
Tennessee Blues (on 1940-10-07)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:52
9Shake My Mother's Hand For Me
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and bass vocals:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
baritone vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
tenor vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Shake My Mother’s Hand for Me
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
3:06
10Were You There
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and bass vocals:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
baritone vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
tenor vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Were You There (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:48
11Blue Yodel #7
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel) (on 1941-10-02)
writer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
2:54
12The Coupon Song
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
2:57
13Orange Blossom Special
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Thomas Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
2:33
14Honkey Tonk Swing
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Honky Tonk Swing
composer:
Bill Monroe
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15In The Pines
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (on 1941-10-02)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
3:24
16Back Up and Push
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1941-10-02)
double bass [string bass]:
Bill Wesbrooks (bluegrass/country singer, bassist, and comedian) (on 1941-10-02)
fiddle:
Art Wooten (American fiddler) (on 1941-10-02)
guitar:
Pete Pyle (on 1941-10-02)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1941-10-02)
recording of:
Back Up and Push (on 1941-10-02)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
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17Rocky Road Blues
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Rocky Road Blues (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:37
18Kentucky Waltz
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Kentucky Waltz (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1945)
2:48
19True Life Blues
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
True Life Blues (on 1945-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:50
20Goodbye Old Pal
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Goodbye Old Pal (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
2:43
21Footprints in the Snow
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Curley Bradshaw (US harmonica player/guitarist) (on 1945-02-13) and Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Rupert Jones
2:42
22Blue Grass Special
producer:
Art Satherly
accordion:
Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (country singer and accordionist) (on 1945-02-13)
banjo:
Stringbean (US banjo player Dave Akeman) (on 1945-02-13)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1945-02-13)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1945-02-13)
guitar:
Tex Willis (country/bluegrass guitarist) (on 1945-02-13)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1945-02-13)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-02-13)
recording of:
Blue Grass Special (on 1945-02-13)
composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
2:31
23Heavy Traffic Ahead
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Heavy Traffic Ahead (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
2:52
24Blue Moon of Kentucky
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (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 (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3:05
25Toy Heart
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Toy Heart (on 1946-09-16)
composer:
Bill Monroe
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CD 4: Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys CD D - Chicago -- Nashville -- 1946 - 1949

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