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The Father Of Bluegrass - The Singles Collection 1940-60
The Father Of Bluegrass - The Singles Collection 1940-60

Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Styles: Country
Catalogue Number: ACTRCD9167
Bill Monroe was a mandolin player, singer, songwriter and bandleader who, with his band The Bluegrass Boys, based their name on the characteristic blue grass of the Kentucky landscape. In so doing, he effectively gave his name to an entire sub-genre of music - Bluegrass – which did not really exist under that name before he made his unique mark on the country scene in the 1940s. With its roots in Celtic music and old-time fiddle music for dancing, it also borrowed from blues and jazz, and was characterised by impressive high-speed virtuoso musicianship, with his band during this era providing a career platform for Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.  This 80-track 3-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides from his releases on Bluebird, Columbia and Decca from this era, and includes at least one side of just about all his releases. It features all his career hits in the US country chart, including the No. 3 “Kentucky Waltz”, the No. 5 “Footprints In The Snow”, and the Top 15 hits “Little Community Church”, “Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong”, “Wicked Path Of Sin”, “Toy Heart”, “When You Are Lonely”, Poison Love” and “Gotta Travel On”.  As an original pioneer of the genre, his music is essential listening for every fan of bluegrass, and this substantial overview of the first two decades of his band’s career offers an enlightening and enjoyable insight into the roots of bluegrass.
Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 Mule Skinner Blues Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
2 No Letter In The Mail Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
3 Katy Hill Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
4 I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
5 Blue Yodel No.7 Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
6 Orange Blossom Special Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
7 Coupon Song Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
8 Shake My Mother's Hand Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
9 Honky Tonk Swing Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
10 Rocky Road Blues Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
11 Kentucky Waltz Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
12 True Life Blues Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
13 Footprints In The Snow Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
14 Mansions For Me Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
15 Blue Yodel No. 4 Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
16 Blue Moon Of Kentucky Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
17 How Will I Explain About You Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
18 I'm Travelin' On And On Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
19 Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
20 My Rose Of Old Kentucky Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
21 I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
22 Little Community Church Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
23 That Home Above Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
24 Wicked Path Of Sin Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
25 Summertime Is Past And Gone Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 When You Are Lonely Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
2 It's Mighty Dark To Travel Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
3 Toy Heart Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
4 Bluegrass Breakdown Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
5 Remember The Cross Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
6 Heavy Traffic Ahead Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
7 I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
8 Molly And Tenbrooks Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
9 Girl In The Blue Velvet Band Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
10 Travelin' This Lonesome Road Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
11 My Little Georgia Rose Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
12 The Old Fiddler Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
13 Boat Of Love Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
14 Memories Of You Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
15 Uncle Pen Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
16 On The Old Kentucky Shore Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
17 Poison Love Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
18 River Of Death Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
19 Prisoner's Song Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
20 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
21 Rotation Blues Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
22 I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
23 Sugar Coated Love Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
24 Brakeman's Blues Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
25 The First Whippoorwill Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Disk 3:
Track Title Artist
1 Letter From My Darling Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
2 I'm On My Way To The Old Home Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
3 When The Cactus Is In The Bloom Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
4 A Mighty Pretty Waltz Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
5 In The Pines Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
6 Walking In Jerusalem Just Like John Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
7 Cabin Of Love Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
8 Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
9 I Hope You Have Learned Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
10 Changing Partners Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
11 Get Up John Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
12 Happy On My Way Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
13 Close By Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
14 I'm Working On A Building Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
15 Cheyenne Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
16 Let The Light Shine Down On Me Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
17 Put My Little Shoes Away Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
18 On And On Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
19 Sitting Alone In The Moonlight  Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
20 A Fallen Star Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
21 Four Walls Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
22 I'm Sittin On Top Of The World Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
23 Scotland Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
24 Gotta Travel On Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
25 Tomorrow I'll Be Gone Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
26 Lonesome Wind Blues Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
27 Precious Memories Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
28 Linda Lou Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
29 Flowers Of Love Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
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