The Father of Bluegrass: The Early Years 1940–1947
Compilation by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
Released 1999
Tracklist
- 1Mule Skinner Blues2:47
- 2No Letter in the Mail2:44
- 3Six White Horses3:04
- 4Dog House Blues3:07
- 5I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do2:52
- 6Katy Hill2:41
- 7Tennessee Blues2:53
- 8Blue Yodel Number 7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel)2:54
- 9Orange Blossom Special2:34
- 10Honky Tonk Swing2:32
- 11In the Pines3:25
- 12Backup and Push2:52
- 13Rocky Road Blues2:37
- 14Kentucky Waltz2:44
- 15Footprints in the Snow2:45
- 16Heavy Traffic Ahead2:55
- 17Blue Moon of Kentucky3:03
- 18Toy Heart2:47
- 19Mother’s Only Sleeping3:18
- 20Blue Yodel Number 43:07
- 21Little Cabin Home on the Hill3:12
- 22My Rose of Old Kentucky3:01
- 23Blue Grass Breakdown2:21
- 24Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong2:52
- 25Molly and Tenbrooks (The Racehorse Song)2:44
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Release credits
- producer [14, 16-25]
- fiddle [8-9, 11-12], lead vocals [9]
- guitar [1, 4], lead vocals [1, 4, 8, 13-17, 20, 22, 25], mandolin [2-3, 5-25], tenor vocals [2, 5, 9, 11, 18-19, 21, 24]
- double bass [1-10, 12], guitar [11], lead vocals [11]
- fiddle [13-25]
- guitar [2-3, 5-7], lead vocals [2-3, 5]
- guitar [14-15]
- banjo [16-25]
- double bass [13-25]
- guitar [16-25], lead vocals [18-19, 21, 24]
- double bass [11], guitar [8-10, 12]
- banjo [13, 15]
- guitar [13, 15]
- fiddle [1-6]
- accordion [13-15]
Issues
T1999