Bill Monroe - The Father of Bluegrass: Early Years 1940-1947

Title: The Father of Bluegrass: Early Years 1940-1947 Artist: Bill Monroe Release Date: 7/20/1999 Label: ASV/Living Era Duration: 70:40 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 743625529821 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Close Harmony 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

1. Mule Skinner Blues
2. No Letter in the Mail
3. Six White Horses
4. Dog House Blues
5. I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do
6. Katy Hill [Instrumental]
7. Tennessee Blues [Instrumental]
8. Anniversary Blue Yodel [Blue Yodel No. 7]
9. Orange Blossom Special
10. Honky Tonk Swing [Instrumental]
11. In the Pines
12. Back Up and Push [Instrumental]
13. Rocky Road Blues
14. Kentucky Waltz
15. Footprints in the Snow
16. Heavy Traffic Ahead
17. Blue Moon of Kentucky
18. Toy Heart
19. Mother's Only Sleeping
20. California Blues [Blue Yodel No. 4]
21. Little Cabin Home on the Hill
22. My Rose of Old Kentucky
23. Bluegrass Breakdown [Instrumental]
24. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
25. Molly and Tenbrooks

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD ASV/Living Era 5298

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Containing Monroe's first hit, "Mule Skinner Blues," as well as classic performances like "Blue Moon of Kentucky" and "Footprints in the Snow," Father of Bluegrass is an outstanding sampler that follows the the Blue Grass Boys through their first three lineups. It is especially valuable for its inclusion of 12 of Monroe's 1940-1941 recordings for RCA-Victor, which, while they may not be his most famous work, are nonetheless exhilarating sides that set the stage for the Maddox Brothers and just about every other slap-bass boogie outfit in the country. There's also ten tracks' worth of material from the Flatt & Scruggs-era band, rounding out a collection that says everything you need to know about this period in Monroe's development. ~ Jim Smith, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Monroe Guitar, Tenor (Vocal), Arranger, Vocals, Mandolin Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Performer Bill Wesbrooks Bass Brian Golbey Liner Notes Cedric Rainwater Bass Chubby Wise Fiddle Clyde Moody Guitar, Vocals David Akeman Banjo David Barnes Photography Earl Scruggs Banjo Lane Arranger Lester Flatt Guitar, Vocals Martin Haskell Audio Restoration Pete Pyle Guitar, Vocals Peter Dempsey Transcription Phil Duffy Artwork Ray Crick Compilation Tex Willis Guitar Tommy Magness Fiddle