Sings Country Songs

~ Release by Bill Monroe with the Blue Grass Boys (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1I’m on My Way to the Old Home
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1950-02-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-02-03)
recording of:
I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home (on 1950-02-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:26
A2The Sailor’s Plea
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-04-23)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-04-23)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-04-23)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1951-04-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-04-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-04-23)
recording of:
The Sailor's Plea (on 1951-04-23)
composer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
cover recording of:
The Sailor's Plea (on 1951-04-23)
composer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:36
A3When the Cactus Is in Bloom
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-03-29)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1951-03-29)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-03-29)
guitar:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1951-03-29)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-03-29)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-03-29)
recording of:
When the Cactus Is in Bloom (on 1951-03-29)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
2:03
A4The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Sonny Osborne (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1952-07-18)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1952-07-18)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (American bluegrass musician) (on 1952-07-18)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-07-18)
recording of:
The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake (on 1952-07-18)
composer:
Albert Price
2:54
A5Peach Pickin’ Time in Georgia
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1951-04-23)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1951-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Ferris Coursey (on 1951-04-23)
electric guitar:
Grady Martin (country/rockabilly guitarist) (on 1951-04-23)
fiddle:
Hal Smith (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1951-04-23)
guitar:
Jack Shook (on 1951-04-23)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1951-04-23)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-04-23)
cover recording of:
Peach Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia (on 1951-04-23)
composer:
Clayton McMichen and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:18
A6Used to Be
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1955-09-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1955-09-16)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1955-09-16), Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-09-16) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1955-09-16)
guitar:
Charlie Cline (on 1955-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1955-09-16)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Used to Be (on 1955-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:07
B1Out in the Cold World
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Don Stover (on 1957-05-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-05-15)
fiddle:
Dale Potter (on 1957-05-15), Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-05-15) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1957-05-15)
guitar:
Leslie Sandy (on 1957-05-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-05-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Out in the Cold World (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Joe Ahr
2:36
B2Close By
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Jim Smoak (on 1954-06-26)
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (on 1954-06-26)
fiddle:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-06-26), Merle "Red" Taylor (country/bluegrass fiddler, songwriter, and singer) (on 1954-06-26) and Gordon Terry (Bluegrass/Country artist, guitarist and fiddle player.) (on 1954-06-26)
guitar:
Edd Mayfield (on 1954-06-26)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-06-26)
recording of:
Close By (on 1954-06-26)
composer:
Bill Monroe and Robert Van Winkle
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:30
B3New John Henry 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 (American bluegrass musician) (on 1954-01-07)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1954-01-07)
recording of:
New John Henry Blues (on 1954-01-07)
composer:
Wilbur Jones
2:29
B4A Lonesome Road (to Travel)
producer:
Paul Cohen (Nashville country producer)
banjo:
Jimmy Elrod (on 1957-12-15)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1957-12-15)
fiddle:
Kenny Baker (US fiddler) (on 1957-12-15) and Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1957-12-15)
guitar:
Doug Kershaw (American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana) (on 1957-12-15)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1957-12-15)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-12-15)
recording of:
A Lonesome Road (To Travel) (on 1957-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician)
2:40
B5When the Phone Rang
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Robert Lee Pennington (on 1959-01-30)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1959-01-30)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1959-01-30) and Charles Smith (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1959-01-30)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1959-01-30)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1959-01-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-01-30)
recording of:
When the Phone Rang (on 1959-01-30)
composer:
Joe Hudgins
3:08
B6No One but My Darlin’
producer:
Owen Bradley
banjo:
Robert Lee Pennington (on 1958-12-01)
double bass:
Bessie Lee Mauldin (on 1958-12-01)
fiddle:
Bobby Hicks (American bluegrass fiddler) (on 1958-12-01)
guitar:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1958-12-01)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1958-12-01)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-12-01)
recording of:
No One but My Darlin' (on 1958-12-01)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:05