Bill Monroe and Charlie Monroe is a compilation album by American bluegrass musicians Bill Monroe and Charlie Monroe. Released by Decca Records on February 24, 1969, it features 12 songs recorded between 1951 and 1964 — five by Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, six by Charlie Monroe and his Kentucky Pardners. All but one of the songs had previously been released as singles or B-sides, with the sole new track a 1964 recording of "Louisville Breakdown" by Bill and his band.
Background Decca continued its steady release of retrospective Bill Monroe compilations with 1969's Bill Monroe and Charlie Monroe, on which songs recorded for singles during the 1950s alternated with tracks by Monroe's brother Charlie and his band, the Kentucky Pardners. The sole previously unreleased track on the collection was "Louisville Breakdown", which Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys recorded in 1964.
Track listing
Notes Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 and 10 were recorded by Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11 were recorded by Charlie Monroe and his Kentucky Pardners
Personnel Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys tracks
Charlie Monroe and his Kentucky Pardners tracks
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