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Bill Monroe made his most famous and popular -- and arguably his best -- recordings after he signed to Decca Records in 1950. For the next 40 years, he cut a number of classics, and 16 of his finest tracks are collected on Country Music Hall of Fame. The original versions of many of Monroe's best-known songs, including "New Mule Skinner Blues" and "Uncle Pen," are included, as well as his popular remake of his standard "Blue Moon of Kentucky." Of course, a career as long and varied as Monroe's is difficult to boil down to just 16 tracks and, inevitably, some of the latter-day cuts won't please some dedicated fans. Nevertheless, it's hard to beat Country Music Hall of Fame as a single-disc introduction to one of the greatest musicians in country music history.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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George Vaughn, ComposerLyricist - Bill Monroe, Mandolin, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Vassar Clements, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Jimmy Martin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Lyle, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Price, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, Mandolin, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Jimmy Martin, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Red Taylor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Lyle, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Price, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Boudleaux Bryant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe, Mandolin, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Jimmy Martin, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Watts, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Cline, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, Mandolin, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ernie Newton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Jimmy Martin, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Lyle, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Cline, Fiddle, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, MainArtist - Pete Pyle, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1954 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gordon Terry, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe, Mandolin, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ernie Newton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Red Taylor, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Cline, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Edd Mayfield, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Hicks, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Baker, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Bessie Lee Mauldin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edd Mayfield, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Drumright, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, Mandolin, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PETER ROWAN, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Richard Greene, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Silverstein, Producer - James William Monroe, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lamar Grier, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Silverstein, Producer
℗ 1967 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, Mandolin, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Baker, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Red Hayes, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jake Landers, ComposerLyricist - James William Monroe, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rual Yarbrough, Banjo, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert "Bill" Yates, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Bill Monroe, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Geffen Records
Grady Martin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe, Mandolin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Jackson, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Haynes, Producer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill McElhiney, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sheldon Kurland, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - CURTIS YOUNG, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Hembree, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Blake, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Molchan, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Christensen, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, MainArtist - Walter Haynes, Producer - Bobby Hardin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Binkley III, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Arlene Hardin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Conni Elllisor, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cindy Nelson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin Chanty, Viola, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Monroe, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Skaggs, FeaturedArtist - Walter Haynes, Producer
℗ 1983 Geffen Records
Bill Monroe, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Emory Gordy Jr., Producer
℗ 1988 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Bill Monroe made his most famous and popular -- and arguably his best -- recordings after he signed to Decca Records in 1950. For the next 40 years, he cut a number of classics, and 16 of his finest tracks are collected on Country Music Hall of Fame. The original versions of many of Monroe's best-known songs, including "New Mule Skinner Blues" and "Uncle Pen," are included, as well as his popular remake of his standard "Blue Moon of Kentucky." Of course, a career as long and varied as Monroe's is difficult to boil down to just 16 tracks and, inevitably, some of the latter-day cuts won't please some dedicated fans. Nevertheless, it's hard to beat Country Music Hall of Fame as a single-disc introduction to one of the greatest musicians in country music history.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:14
- Main artists: Bill Monroe
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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