BILL MONROE
Bill Monroe - Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936-1949 [2002] (6 x CD's)
Between 1936 and 1949 Bill Monroe made a series of recordings that laid the foundation for what is today called Bluegrass music. This collection brings together, for the first time, the complete works from that seminal era, all remastered with state-of-the-art technology from first generation sources. The set includes all 60 of the legendary Monroe Brothers duets from 1936-38; all 16 of the 1940-41 performances that marked the very first appearance of Bill Monroe's recordings under his own name; and all of the classic Columbia sessions from 1945-49, including the revolutionary sides with Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and Chubby Wise. An added bonus is the inclusion of every alternate take from the Columbia sessions, a total of 50 previously unheard and unreleased out-takes, including an un-numbered master of a gospel song that was not even known to exist "I'll Have A New Life." This cut is less than 2 minutes long and appears on the 3rd CD. This collection includes the original versions of masterworks like What Will You Give In Exchange For Your Soul, Orange Blossom Special, True Life Blues, Blue Moon Of Kentucky and I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky. It is a breathtaking survey that presents the definitive chronicle of the ground-breaking recordings of a man who helped change the face of American music. Altogether, this set includes more than 170 recordings, as well as an LP-sized hardcover-book that includes rare photographs, a newly researched biography by Charles Wolfe, and a complete discography by Neil V. Rosenberg. (Amazon)
===========================================================
Pt.1 
Pt.2 Pt.3
===========================================================
Track lists
CD1
01 Bill Monroe My Long Journey Home 2:29
02 Bill Monroe What Is A Home Without Love 2:58
03 Bill Monroe What Would You Give In Exchange 3:12
04 Bill Monroe Little Red Shoes 2:59
05 Bill Monroe Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy 2:13
06 Bill Monroe On Some Foggy Mountain Top 2:16
07 Bill Monroe Drifting Too Far From The Shore 3:21
08 Bill Monroe In My Dear Old Southern Home 2:27
09 Bill Monroe New River Train 3:38
10 Bill Monroe This World Is Not My Home 2:38
11 Bill Monroe Watermelon Hangin' On That Vine 2:14
12 Bill Monroe On The Banks Of The Ohio 3:28
13 Bill Monroe Do You Call That Religion 2:19
14 Bill Monroe God Holds The Future In His Hands 2:36
15 Bill Monroe You've Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley 2:13
16 Bill Monroe Six Months Ain't Long 3:13
17 Bill Monroe Just A Song Of Old Kentucky 2:20
18 Bill Monroe Don't Forget Me 2:38
19 Bill Monroe I'm Going 2:08
20 Bill Monroe Darling Corey 2:09
21 Bill Monroe My Saviour's Train 2:54
22 Bill Monroe I Am Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks 2:28
23 Bill Monroe Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You 2:52
24 Bill Monroe The Old Cross Road 2:37
25 Bill Monroe The Forgotten Soldier Boy 2:42
26 Bill Monroe We Read Of A Place That's Called Heaven 2:39
27 Bill Monroe Will The Circle Be Unbroken 2:26
28 Bill Monroe The Saints Go Marching In 2:52
29 Bill Monroe Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms 2:25
CD2
01 Bill Monroe Where Is My Sailor Boy 2:46
02 Bill Monroe I Am Ready To Go 2:44
03 Bill Monroe What Would The Profit Be 2:27
04 Bill Monroe Some Glad Day 2:38
05 Bill Monroe I Have Found The Way 2:19
06 Bill Monroe I Am Going That Way 2:24
07 Bill Monroe Kate Cline 2:17
08 Bill Monroe Roll On, Buddy 2:56
09 Bill Monroe Weeping Willow Tree 3:12
10 Bill Monroe I'll Live On 2:14
11 Bill Monroe Oh, Hide You In The Blood 2:52
12 Bill Monroe What Would You Give In Exchange, Part 2 2:56
13 Bill Monroe On That Gospel Ship 2:40
14 Bill Monroe What Would You Give In Exchange, Part 3 2:54
15 Bill Monroe Let Us Be Lovers Again 2:53
16 Bill Monroe All The Good Times Are Past And Gone 2:42
17 Bill Monroe What Would You Give In Exchange, Part 4 2:51
18 Bill Monroe On My Way To Glory 2:04
19 Bill Monroe My Last Moving Day 2:57
20 Bill Monroe He Will Set Your Fields On Fire 3:00
21 Bill Monroe Sinner, You Better Get Ready 2:34
22 Bill Monroe Have A Feast Here Tonight 2:16
23 Bill Monroe Goodbye, Maggie 3:01
24 Bill Monroe Rollin' On 1:57
25 Bill Monroe The Old Man's Story 2:31
26 Bill Monroe I've Still Got Ninety-Nine 3:09
27 Bill Monroe Little Joe 2:26
28 Bill Monroe A Beautiful Life 2:39
29 Bill Monroe Pearly Gates 2:35
30 Bill Monroe On My Way Back Home 2:01
CD3
01 Bill Monroe When Our Lord Shall Come Again 2:15
02 Bill Monroe Mule Skinner Blues 2:43
03 Bill Monroe No Letter In The Mail 2:40
04 Bill Monroe Cryin' Holy Unto The Lord 2:28
05 Bill Monroe Six White Horses 3:02
06 Bill Monroe Dog House Blues 3:05
07 Bill Monroe I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do 2:51
08 Bill Monroe Katy Hill Instrumental 2:39
09 Bill Monroe Tennessee Blues 2:51
10 Bill Monroe Shake My Mother's Hand For Me 3:05
11 Bill Monroe Were You There 2:47
12 Bill Monroe Blue Yodel, No. 7 2:53
13 Bill Monroe The Coupon Song 2:56
14 Bill Monroe Orange Blossom Special 2:32
15 Bill Monroe Honky Tonk Swing Instrumental 2:31
16 Bill Monroe In The Pines 3:23
17 Bill Monroe Back Up And Push Instrumental 2:48
18 Bill Monroe Rocky Road Blues 2:36
19 Bill Monroe Kentucky Waltz 2:48
20 Bill Monroe True Life Blues 2:50
21 Bill Monroe Nobody Loves Me 2:47
22 Bill Monroe Goodbye Old Pal 2:43
23 Bill Monroe Footprints In The Snow 2:42
24 Bill Monroe I'll Have A New Life 2:01
25 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Special Instrumental 2:30
26 Bill Monroe Come Back To Me In My Dreams 3:00
27 Bill Monroe Heavy Traffic Ahead 2:52
28 Bill Monroe Why Did You Wander 2:35
29 Bill Monroe Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1:30
CD4
01 Bill Monroe Blue Moon Of Kentucky 3:04
02 Bill Monroe Toy Heart 2:46
03 Bill Monroe Summertime Is Past And Gone 2:57
04 Bill Monroe Mansions For Me 3:15
05 Bill Monroe Mother's Only Sleeping 3:18
06 Bill Monroe Blue Yodel, No. 4 3:06
07 Bill Monroe Will You Be Loving Another Man 2:54
08 Bill Monroe How Will I Explain About You 2:55
09 Bill Monroe Shining Path 2:28
10 Bill Monroe Wicked Path Of Sin 2:41
11 Bill Monroe I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky 2:59
12 Bill Monroe It's Mighty Dark To Travel 2:54
13 Bill Monroe I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling 3:01
14 Bill Monroe Little Cabin Home On The Hill 3:01
15 Bill Monroe My Rose Of Old Kentucky 2:58
16 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Breakdown Instrumental 2:18
17 Bill Monroe Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong 2:49
18 Bill Monroe The Old Cross Road 2:43
19 Bill Monroe That Home Above 2:54
20 Bill Monroe Remember The Cross 3:11
21 Bill Monroe Little Community Church 2:47
22 Bill Monroe Along About Daybreak 3:07
23 Bill Monroe When You Are Lonely 2:46
24 Bill Monroe Molly And Tenbrooks 2:45
25 Bill Monroe Shine, Hallelujah, Shine 2:33
26 Bill Monroe I'm Travelin' On And On 2:36
27 Bill Monroe Can't You Hear Me Callin' 3:16
CD5
01 Bill Monroe Travelin' This Lonesome Road 3:12
02 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Stomp 2:56
03 Bill Monroe The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band 3:16
04 Bill Monroe Kentucky Waltz Take 2 2:43
05 Bill Monroe True Life Blues Take 4 2:43
06 Bill Monroe True Life Blues Take 3 2:48
07 Bill Monroe True Life Blues Take 2 2:50
08 Bill Monroe Nobody Loves Me Take Bd 1:18
09 Bill Monroe Nobody Loves Me Take 3 2:52
10 Bill Monroe Nobody Loves Me Take 1 2:38
11 Bill Monroe Goodbye Old Pal Take 2 2:27
12 Bill Monroe Footprints In The Snow Take 2 2:34
13 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Special Instr. - Take 2 2:25
14 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Special Take 3 2:26
15 Bill Monroe Heavy Traffic Ahead Take 2 2:22
16 Bill Monroe Why Did You Wander Take 2 2:35
17 Bill Monroe Summertime Is Past And Gone Take Bd1 1:03
18 Bill Monroe Summertime Is Past And Gone Take Bd2 1:48
19 Bill Monroe Summertime Is Past And Gone Take 2 2:56
20 Bill Monroe Summertime Is Past And Gone Take Bd3 1:27
21 Bill Monroe Blue Yodel, No. 4 Take 2 3:28
22 Bill Monroe Will You Be Loving Another Man Take 2 2:56
23 Bill Monroe How Will I Explain About You Take 2 3:01
24 Bill Monroe How Will I Explain About You Take 3 2:59
25 Bill Monroe Wicked Path Of Sin Take 2 2:58
26 Bill Monroe It's Mighty Dark To Travel Take 2 2:54
27 Bill Monroe I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky Take Bd 0:20
28 Bill Monroe I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky Take 2 2:56
29 Bill Monroe It's Mighty Dark To Travel Take 3 2:55
30 Bill Monroe Little Cabin Home On The Hill Take 2 3:10
CD6
01 Bill Monroe My Rose Of Old Kentucky Take 2 3:04
02 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Breakdown Instr. Take 2 2:41
03 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Breakdown Take 3 2:39
04 Bill Monroe Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong Take 2 3:21
05 Bill Monroe Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong Take Bd1 0:17
06 Bill Monroe Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong Take Bd2 1:11
07 Bill Monroe Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong Take 3 2:58
08 Bill Monroe The Old Cross Road Take 2 2:44
09 Bill Monroe The Old Cross Road Take Bd2 1:48
10 Bill Monroe The Old Cross Road Take Bd3 1:43
11 Bill Monroe The Old Cross Road Take 3 2:39
12 Bill Monroe The Old Cross Road Take Bd1 0:57
13 Bill Monroe That Home Above Take Bd 1:00
14 Bill Monroe Remember The Cross Take 2 3:05
15 Bill Monroe Along About Daybreak Take 2 3:10
16 Bill Monroe Little Community Church Take 2 2:53
17 Bill Monroe Little Community Church Take Bd 1:59
18 Bill Monroe Along About Daybreak Take Bd 1:51
19 Bill Monroe Molly And Tenbrooks Take 2 2:24
20 Bill Monroe Shine, Hallelujah, Shine Take 2 2:33
21 Bill Monroe I'm Travelin' On And On Take 2 2:34
22 Bill Monroe Can't You Hear Me Callin' Take 4 3:23
23 Bill Monroe Can't You Hear Me Callin' Take 3 3:13
24 Bill Monroe Can't You Hear Me Callin' Take Bd 0:30
25 Bill Monroe Can't You Hear Me Callin' Take 2 3:20
26 Bill Monroe Travelin' This Lonesome Road Take 2 3:24
27 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Stomp Instr. Take 3 2:27
28 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Stomp Take Bd 0:43
29 Bill Monroe Blue Grass Stomp Take 2 (2002) 3:17
30 Bill Monroe The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band Take 3 3:08
31 Bill Monroe The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band Take 2 3:13
=============================================================
=============================================================
This is an important set...Monroe's recordings that lead to the invention of an entire musical genre!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct, Tribe.
DeleteThis set exists here so we can learn and enjoy.
Cheers.
Great set. It looks like Part 2 link is broken.
ReplyDeleteHi VILASMORA.
DeleteThe links above are working. Is this what you mean?
Cheers.
Yes, It's working. Thanks
DeleteThanks mate, lots of great music here.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy this set, Bob Mac.
DeleteSomething different and probably new to many.
Cheers
There's a funny story about how Bill Monroe hated Elvis's version of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"...until the royalty checks started rolling in. Thanks for this excellent share.
ReplyDeleteHi LakerCrazy,
DeleteI bet it he did. The originals are always the most important. However, when we modify them, we can achieve wonderous results and while these are often great versions must give credit to the originals. Without the original there wouldn't be the cover.
Cheers.