Father Of Bluegrass: The Singles Collection 1940 [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

Father Of Bluegrass: The Singles Collection 1940 [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

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Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys - The Father Of Bluegrass: The Singles Collection 1940-60 / Bill Monroe was a mandolin player, singer, songwriter and bandleader who, with his band The Bluegrass Boys, basing 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 it's 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.

Tracklist:

  1. Mule Skinner Blues
  2. No Letter In The Mail
  3. Katy Hill
  4. I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do
  5. Blue Yodel No.7
  6. Orange Blossom Special
  7. Coupon Song
  8. Shake My Mother's Hand
  9. Honky Tonk Swing
  10. Rocky Road Blues
  11. Kentucky Waltz
  12. True Life Blues
  13. Footprints In The Snow
  14. Mansions For Me
  15. Blue Yodel No. 4
  16. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
  17. How Will I Explain About You
  18. I'm Travelin' On And On
  19. Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong
  20. My Rose Of Old Kentucky
  21. I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
  22. Little Community Church
  23. That Home Above
  24. Wicked Path Of Sin
  25. Summertime Is Past And Gone
  26. When You Are Lonely
  27. It's Mighty Dark To Travel
  28. Toy Heart
  29. Bluegrass Breakdown
  30. Remember The Cross
  31. Heavy Traffic Ahead
  32. I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky
  33. Molly And Tenbrooks
  34. Girl In The Blue Velvet Band
  35. Travelin' This Lonesome Road
  36. My Little Georgia Rose
  37. The Old Fiddler
  38. Boat Of Love
  39. Memories Of You
  40. Uncle Pen
  41. On The Old Kentucky Shore
  42. Poison Love
  43. River Of Death
  44. Prisoner's Song
  45. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  46. Rotation Blues
  47. I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning
  48. Sugar Coated Love
  49. Brakeman's Blues
  50. The First Whippoorwill
  51. Letter From My Darling
  52. I'm On My Way To The Old Home
  53. When The Cactus Is In The Bloom
  54. A Mighty Pretty Waltz
  55. In The Pines
  56. Walking In Jerusalem Just Like John
  57. Cabin Of Love
  58. Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake
  59. I Hope You Have Learned
  60. Changing Partners
  61. Get Up John
  62. Happy On My Way
  63. Close By
  64. I'm Working On A Building
  65. Cheyenne
  66. Let The Light Shine Down On Me
  67. Put My Little Shoes Away
  68. On And On
  69. Sitting Alone In The Moonlight
  70. A Fallen Star
  71. Four Walls
  72. I'm Sittin On Top Of The World
  73. Scotland
  74. Gotta Travel On
  75. Tomorrow I'll Be Gone
  76. Lonesome Wind Blues
  77. Precious Memories
  78. Linda Lou
  79. Flowers Of Love

UPC: 824046916725
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 5.9.25
Format: CD

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