Bill Monroe & the Monroe Brothers - The Essential Bill Monroe & Monroe Brothers

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Album Details

Title: The Essential Bill Monroe & Monroe Brothers
Artist: Bill Monroe & the Monroe Brothers
Release Date: 4/29/1997
Label: RCA Records
Duration: 70:21
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits
UPCs: 078636745022, 078636745046
Genre: Country
Styles: Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass
Moods: Earthy, Plaintive, Rustic, Earnest, Exuberant, Organic, Bittersweet, Freewheeling, Passionate, Rousing, Sad, Sweet, Yearning, Sentimental, Fun, Pastoral, Rollicking, Spiritual, Amiable/Good-Natured, Reflective
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Mule Skinner Blues
No Letter in the Mail
Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord
Six White Horses
Dog House Blues
I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do
Katy Hill [Instrumental]
Tennessee Blues [Instrumental]
Shake My Mother's Hand for Me
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
Anniversary Blue Yodel [Blue Yodel No. 7]
The Coupon Song
Orange Blossom Special
Honky Tonk Swing
In the Pines
Back Up and Push
Great Speckled Bird
No Home No Place to Pillow My Head
New River Train
Once I Had a Darling Mother
On the Banks of the Ohio
Weeping Willow Tree
Just a Song of Old Kentucky
Don't Forget Me
I Am Thinking Tonight of the Old Folks

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
1997	CD	RCA Records	67450

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Album Review

The Essential Bill Monroe and the Monroe Brothers chronicles Monroe's very first recordings from the late '30s. Selecting 24 highlights, including nine selections from the Monroe Brothers, from the 60-plus tracks he recorded for Bluebird, The Essential is the best single-disc overview of the beginning of Monroe's career and the roots of bluegrass, featuring such classics as "Mule Skinner Blues," "In the Pines" and "Crying Holy Unto My Lord." These are neither the best nor the best-known versions, yet they are historically invaluable, demonstrating the birthing pangs of bluegrass. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Benny Quinn	Remixing
Bill Monroe	Bass, Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals, Violin
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Performer
Charlie Monroe	Mandolin, Guitar, Arranger
Edward Morris	Liner Notes
Janice Soled	Research
Moody	Mandolin, Violin, Guitar, Bass
Steve Lindsey	Reissue Producer
Susan Eaddy	Art Direction
The Monroe Brothers	Performer