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Live Recordings 1956-1969 - Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
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  1. Watermelon Hanging on the Vine]
  2. Roanoke
  3. Brakeman's Blues
  4. Close By
  5. Kentucky Waltz
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  1. Watermelon Hanging on the Vine]
  2. Roanoke
  3. Brakeman's Blues
  4. Close By
  5. Kentucky Waltz
  6. Blue Grass Stomp
  7. Blue Moon of Kentucky
  8. I'm Working on a Building
  9. Angels Rock Me to Sleep
  10. Wheel Hoss
  11. Watermelon Hanging on the Vine]
  12. Katy Hill]
  13. True Life Blues
  14. I Live in the Past
  15. Wayfaring Stranger]
  16. Fire on the Mountain
  17. Bluegrass Breakdown
  18. Rawhide
  19. Y'all Come
  20. Cotton Eyed Joe]
  21. Get Up John
  22. White House Blues
  23. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
  24. Kansas City Railroad Blues]
  25. Walls of Time
  26. When He Reached Down His Hand for Me
  27. Monroe Family Segment
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The 27 numbers presented here offer Bill Monroe in more intimate settings, including workshops, jam sessions, and live performances where he's casually swapping yarns, offering anecdotes, and displaying the blistering yet folksy and down-home style that's made him a musical legend. His group included a number of marvelous players and future stars, such as Del McCoury, Peter Rowan, Bill Keith, and Tex Logan. Monroe was also playing with brothers Charlie and Birch. This is 75 minutes of breakdowns, folk tunes, railroad songs, ...

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Live Recordings 1956-1969 1993, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

UPC: 093074006320

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