Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (1950–60)

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (1950–60) is the first Japanese-exclusive compilation album by American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and his band, the Blue Grass Boys. Released by MCA Records in October 1973, it contains four volumes of 14 songs each recorded between 1950 and 1959, all of which were previously released as singles, B-sides, or on other albums. The album preceded Monroe's band's first tour of Japan, which followed around a year later.

Track listing Disc one

Disc two

Disc three

Disc four

Personnel

Disc one personnel Bill Monroe — mandolin, vocals Charlie Cline — guitar , fiddle Edd Mayfield — guitar Jimmy Martin — guitar , lead vocals Grady Martin — guitar Jimmie Selph — guitar Joe Stuart — banjo Jim Smoak — banjo Rudy Lyle — banjo , baritone vocals Vassar Clements — fiddle Bobby Hicks — fiddle Merle "Red" Taylor — fiddle Gordon Terry — fiddle Tommy Jackson — fiddle Bessie Lee Mauldin — string bass Ernie Newton — string bass Joel Price — string bass , vocals Birch Monroe — bass vocals Owen Bradley — organ/piano Ferris Coursey — drums Disc two personnel Bill Monroe — mandolin, vocals Carter Stanley — guitar , lead vocals Jimmy Martin — guitar , lead vocals Grady Martin — guitar Loren "Jack" Shook — guitar Edd Mayfield — guitar and lead vocals Rudy Lyle — banjo , baritone vocals Sonny Osborne — banjo James "Gar" Bowers — banjo Gordon Terry — fiddle , bass vocals Charlie Cline — fiddle James "Hal" Smith — fiddle Merle "Red" Taylor — fiddle Ernie Newton — string bass Howard "Cedric Rainwater" Watts — string bass Joel Price — string bass Oscar "Shorty" Shehan — string bass Ferris Coursey — drums Owen Bradley — vibraphone , piano

Disc three personnel Bill Monroe — mandolin, vocals Carter Stanley — guitar and lead vocals Jimmy Martin — guitar , lead vocals Grady Martin — guitar Claude "Jackie" Phelps — guitar , lead vocals Rudy Lyle — banjo Sonny Osborne — banjo Hubert Davis — banjo Gordon Terry — fiddle Charlie Cline — fiddle , baritone vocals Bobby Hicks — fiddle , bass vocals Howard "Cedric Rainwater" Watts — string bass Ernie Newton — string bass William "Buddy" Killen — string bass Milton Estes — bass vocals Disc four personnel Bill Monroe — mandolin, vocals Claude "Jackie" Phelps — guitar and lead vocals Jimmy Martin — guitar and lead vocals Grady Martin — guitar Joe Stuart — guitar , banjo Edd Mayfield — guitar Vernon "Jack" Cooke — guitar Rudy Lyle — banjo Don Stover — banjo Joe Drumright — banjo Robert "Buddy" Pennington — banjo Charlie Cline — fiddle , guitar , baritone vocals Bobby Hicks — fiddle , bass vocals Gordon Terry — fiddle Tommy Jackson — fiddle Kenny Baker — fiddle Charlie Smith — fiddle Dale Potter — fiddle William "Buddy" Killen — string bass Ernie Newton — string bass Bessie Lee Mauldin — string bass

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