Bill Monroe discography

The discography for the American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe includes a selection of compilation albums. No duplicates are listed.

Discography

78/45 RPM singles

Year of release Title Label Number
1940"Mule Skinner Blues" / "Six White Horses"BluebirdBb 8568
1940"No Letter In the Mail" / "Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord"BluebirdBb 8611
1940"Dog House Blues" / "Katy Hill"BluebirdBb 8692
1940"I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do" / "Tennessee Blues"BluebirdBb 8813
1941"Blue Yodel No.7" / "In the Pines"BluebirdBb 8861
1941"The Coupon Song" / "Orange Blossom Special"BluebirdBb 8893
1941"Shake My Mother's Hand For Me" / "Were You There"BluebirdBb 8953
1941"Honky Tonk Swing" / "Back Up and Push"BluebirdBb 8988
1945"Rocky Road Blues" / "Kentucky Waltz"Columbia20013
1945"True Life Blues" / "Footprints In the Snow"Columbia20080
1946"Mansions For Me" / "Mother's Only Sleeping"Columbia20107
1946"Blue Yodel No.4" / "Will You Be Loving Another Man?"Columbia20189
1946"Goodbye Old Pal" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky"Columbia20370
1946"Blue Grass Special" / "How Will I Explain About You"Columbia20384
1947"Shine Hallelujah Shine" / "I'm Travelin' On and On"Columbia20402
1947"My Rose of Old Kentucky" / "Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong"Columbia20423
1947"I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling" / "Little Cabin Home On the Hill"Columbia20459
1947"That Home Above" / "Little Community Church"Columbia20488
1947"Summertime Is Past and Gone" / "Wicked Path of Sin"Columbia20503
1948"It's Mighty Dark To Travel" / "When You Are Lonely"Columbia20526
1948"Toy Heart" / "Bluegrass Breakdown"Columbia20552
1948"The Old Cross Road" / "Remember the Cross"Columbia20576
1948"Heavy Traffic Ahead" / "Along About Daybreak"Columbia20595
1948"I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky" / "Molly and Tenbrooks"Columbia20612
1949"The Girl In the Blue Velvet Band" / "Bluegrass Stomp"Columbia20648
1949"Can't You Hear Me Calling" / "Travelin' This Lonesome Road"Columbia20676
1950"New Mule Skinner Blues" / "My Little Georgia Rose"Decca46222
1950"The Old Fiddler" / "Alabama Waltz"Decca46236
1950"I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome" / "Boat of Love"Decca46254
1950"Bluegrass Ramble" / "Memories of You"Decca46266
1950"Uncle Pen" / "When the Golden Leaves Begin To Fall"Decca46283
1951"On the Old Kentucky Shore" / "Poison Love"Decca46298
1951"Lord Protect My Soul" / "River of Death"Decca46305
1951"Kentucky Waltz" / "Prisoner's Song"Decca46314
1951"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" / "Angels Rock Me To Sleep"Decca46325
1951"Rotation Blues" / "Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues"Decca46344
1951"I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning" / "Get Down On Your Knees and Pray"Decca46351
1951"Highway of Sorrow" / "Sugar Coated Love"Decca46369
1951"Brakeman's Blues" / "Travelin' Blues"Decca46380
1951"Christmas Time's A-Coming" / "The First Whippoorwill"Decca46386
1952"Raw Hide" / "Letter From My Darling"Decca46392
1952"I'm On My Way To the Old Home" / "The First Whippoorwill"Decca28045
1952"When the Cactus Is In Bloom" / "Sailor's Plea"Decca28183
1952"Pike County Breakdown" / "A Mighty Pretty Waltz"Decca28356
1952"Footprints In the Snow" / "In the Pines"Decca28416
1953"You're Drifting Away" / "Walking In Jerusalem"Decca28608
1953"Cabin of Love" / "Country Waltz"Decca28749
1954"Memories of Mother and Dad" / "The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake"Decca28878
1954"I Hope You Have Learned" / "Wishing Waltz"Decca29009
1954"Y'all Come" / "Changing Partners"Decca29021
1954"Get Up John" / "White House Blues"Decca29141
1954"Happy On My Way" / "He Will Set Your Fields On Fire"Decca29196
1955"Blue Moon of Kentucky" / "Close By"Decca29289
1955"I'm Working On A Building" / "A Voice From On High"Decca29348
1955"Cheyenne" / "Roanoke"Decca29406
1955"Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus" / "Let the Light Shine Down On Me"Decca29436
1956"Put My Little Shoes Away" / "Wheel Hoss"Decca29645
1956"On and On" / "I Believed In You Darling"Decca29886
1957"You'll Find Her Name Written There" / "Sitting Alone In the Moonlight"Decca30178
1957"A Fallen Star" / Four Walls"Decca30327
1958"Molly and Tenbrooks" / "I'm Sitting On the Top of the World"Decca30486
1958"Sally-Jo" / "Brand New Shoes"Decca30647
1959"Panhandle Country" / "Scotland"Decca30739
1959"Gotta Travel On" / "No One But My Darlin'*Decca30809
1959"Tomorrow I'll Be Gone" / "Dark As the Night, Blue As the Day"Decca30944
1960"Lonesome Wind Blues" / "Come Go With Me"Decca31031
1961"Precious Memories" / "Jesus Hold My Hand"Decca31107
1961"Linda Lou" / "Put My Rubber Doll Away"Decca31218
1961"Blue Grass Part 1" / "Flowers of Love"Decca31346
1962"Toy Heart" / "Danny Boy"Decca31409
1963"Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" / "How Will I Explain About You"Decca31456
1963"There Was Nothing We Could Do" / "Big Sandy River"Decca31487
1963"New John Henry Blues" / "Devil's Dream"Decca31540
1964"Darlin' Corey" / "Salt Creek"Decca31596
1964"Shenandoah Breakdown" / "Mary At the Home Place"Decca31658
1965"Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy" / "Cindy"Decca31802
1965"I Live In the Past" / "There's An Old, Old House"Decca31878
1966"Going Home" / "Master Builder"Decca31943
1967"When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" / "Pretty Fair Maiden In the Garden"Decca32075
1968"Train 45" / "Is the Blue Moon Still Shining"Decca32245
1968"The Gold Rush" / "Virginia Darlin'"Decca32404
1969"I Haven't Seen Mary In Years" / "Crossing the Cumberlands"Decca32502
1969"Fireball Mail" / "With Body and Soul"Decca32574
1970"Bonny" / "Sweet Mary and the MIles In Between"Decca32645
1970"Walk Softly On My Heart" / "McKinley's March"Decca32654
1971"Going Up Caney" / "Tallahassee"Decca32827
1972"My Old Kentucky and You" / "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz"Decca32966
1973"Foggy Mountain Top" / "Tall Pines"MCA40006
1973"Down Yonder" / "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"MCA40220
1977"My Sweet Blue Eyed Darling" / "Monroe's Blues"MCA40675

Studio albums

Year Title Label Number Notes
1958Knee Deep In BluegrassDeccaDL 8731Reissued in UK as Brunswick 8259
1959I Saw the LightDeccaDL 8769Reissued as MCA 527
1961Mr BluegrassDeccaDL 4080Reissued as MCA 82
1962Bluegrass RambleDeccaDL 4266Reissued as MCA 88
1963Bluegrass SpecialDeccaDL 4382Reissued as MCA 97
Reissued in UK as Brunswick 8579
1964I'll Meet You In Church Sunday MorningDeccaDL 4537Reissued as MCA 226
1967Bluegrass TimeDeccaDL 4896Reissued as MCA 116
1972Uncle PenDeccaDL7 5347Reissued as MCA 500
1973Bill & James Monroe - Father and SonMCA310
1974Road of LifeMCA426
1976Weary TravellerMCA2173Reissued as MCA 707
1977Bluegrass MemoriesMCA2315Reissued as MCA 872
1978Bill & James Monroe - Together AgainMCA2367Reissued as MCA 633
1981Master of BluegrassMCA5214
1983Bill Monroe and FriendsMCA5435
1985Stars of the Bluegrass Hall of FameMCA5625
1987Bluegrass ' 87MCA5970Reissued as MCA 31310
1988Southern FlavorMCA42133
1991Cryin' Holy Unto the LordMCA10017

Compilations

Year Title Label Number Notes
1961The Great Bill MonroeHarmonyHL 7290
1962My All Time Country FavoritesDeccaDL 4327Reissued in Japan as Decca 5086
1962The Father of Bluegrass MusicRCA CamdenCAL 719Reissued as RCA ACL 7059
1964Bill Monroe's BestHarmonyHL 7315
1964Songs With the Bluegrass BoysVocalionVL 3702Reissued as Coral CB 20099
1965Bluegrass InstrumentalsDeccaDL 4601Reissued as MCA 104
1965The Original Bluegrass SoundHarmonyHL 7338
1965Bluegrass StyleVocalionVL7 3870Reissued as Coral CB 20077
1966The High Lonesome SoundDeccaDL 4780Reissued as MCA 110
1968Greatest HitsDeccaDL7 5010Reissued as MCA 17
1969Bill Monroe & Charlie MonroeDeccaDL7 5066Reissued as MCA 124
1969A Voice From On HighDeccaDL7 5135Reissued as MCA 131
197016 All-time Greatest HitsColumbiaCS 1065
1970Kentucky BluegrassDeccaDL7 5213Reissued as MCA 136
1971Country Music Hall of FameDeccaDL7 5281Reissued as MCA 140
1973Greatest HitsMCA5023Japanese issue
1974Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys 1950-60MCA9224-274 vol.; Japanese issue -
1975The Best ofMCA2 4090Double album
1975Bluegrass Special Vol.1BS1French issue
1976Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys 1950-72MCA9269-713 vol; Japanese issue -
1976Bluegrass Special Vol.2BS3French issue
1976Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Vol.1CBS Sony20AP11Japanese issue
1976Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Vol.2CBS Sony20AP12Japanese issue
1976New Greatest HitsCBS Sony20AP27Japanese issue
1977Sings Bluegrass, Body and SoulMCA2251Reissued as MCA 708
1978With Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsRounderSS 06
1980Classic Bluegrass Recordings Vol.1CountyCCS 104
1980Classic Bluegrass Recordings Vol.2CountyCCS 105
1980Country Hall of FameCoralCDL 8505UK issue
1981Singles Collection Vol.1MCAVIM 4068Japanese issue
1981Singles Collection Vol.2MCAVIM 4069Japanese issue
1981Singles Collection Vol.3MCAVIM 4070Japanese issue
1981Singles Collection Vol.4MCAVIM 4071Japanese issue
1983Bill Monroe 1950-54Collector's ClassicsCC 18German issue
1984Bill MonroeColumbiaFC 38904
1985Classic Bluegrass InstrumentalsRebel850Canadian issue
1987In the PinesRebel853Canadian issue
reissued as County CCS 114
1989At His BestHollywoodHCD 409Reissued on Classic World Production as Greatest Hits
1989Bluegrass 1950-1958Bear FamilyBCD 154234 vol; German issue
1991Bill MonroeMCAD 10082Part of the Country Music Hall of Fame series
1991Mule Skinner BluesRCA Victor2494-2-RReissued as Country Legends
1991Bluegrass 1959-1969Bear FamilyBCD 155294 vol; German issue
1992The EssentialColumbiaC2K 52478Double album
1994The Music of Bill Monroe 1936-94MCAD4 110484 vol.
1994Bluegrass 1970-1979Bear FamilyBCD 156064 vol; German issue
199616 gemsColumbiaCK 53908
1997Bluegrass BreakdownJavelinPRACD 4003
1997The Father of Bluegrass MusicRCA VictorBVCP 7464Japanese issue
1998The Early YearsVanguardVCD 79518
1999The Best ofMCA088170109-2
1999The Best ofMCAMCF 2696
1999Blue Grass Special MemoriesRaintreeRR 599
1999Lookin' BackSilver EagleSEA 70007
1999Father of Bluegrass: the Early YearsASVAJA 52981940-47; UK issue
2000American TravelerCountyCCS 119
2000The Father of BluegrassCastle PulsePLS 359UK issue
2001Mansions For MeMusic Mill EntertainmentMME 71007
200136 All-time favoritesUniversal Music-3 vol.
2002The Very Best ofMCA088112982-2Reissued as The Definitive Collection
2003All the Classic Releases 1937-1949JSP77124 vol.; UK issue
2003Gotta Travel OnMCAMCLD 19403
2003Bill Monroe Anthology 1950-81MCA088113207-2
2003Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936-49Bear FamilyBCD 163996 vol; German issue
2003Blue...Blue...BluegrassBlack CatBCCD 0074Czech issue
2004The King and the FatherMusic Mill EntertainmentMME 70048
2004The Gospel SpiritMCA290702
2004Far Across the Blue WaterBear FamilyBCD 166244 vol; German issue
2005Shady GroveFruit TreeFT 843Italian issue
2005Nine Pound HammerTomatoTMT 2154
2005I Saw the LightUniversal MusicB0004618-02
2007My Last Days On Earth 1981-84Bear FamilyBCD 166374 vol; German issue
2009Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass BoysJSP771194 vol.; UK issue

Live albums

Year Title Label Number Notes
1973Bean BlossomMCA2 8002Double album
1975Bill Monroe & Doc Watson - Sings Country SongsFBN210
1976Bill Monroe's Bluegrass FestivalCountry Music MagazineCM 1039
1979Bean Blossom ' 79MCA3209Reissued in Japan as MCA VIM 6222
1980Radio Shows 1946-48Country CanadaBGC 80Canadian issue
1981Orange Blossom SpecialStack-O-Hits9001Reissued in Germany as Aston 20018
1982Live RadioCountry RoadCR 02Canadian issue
1989Live At the OpryMCA076742228620
1993Live Recordings 1956-69 Vol.1Smithsonian Folkways40063
1993Bill Monroe & Doc Watson - Live Duet RecordingsSmithsonian Folkways400641963-1980
1999Live From Mountain StageBlue Plate MusicBPM 400
2001Live Vol.1Rural RhythmRHY 1015
2002Live At VanderbiltBear FamilyBCD 16614German issue
2003Two Days At Newport 1963AndMoreBearsAMD 25001
2004Live At Mechanics HallAcoustic DiscACD 59
2005200th Show At the Brown County Jamboree BarnNo LabelNo #

References

  • Bill Monroe - The Essential 1945-1949, Booklet, Columbia C2K 52478
  • Bill Monroe - Blue Grass 1950-1958, Booklet, Bear Family Records BCD 15423
  • Bill Monroe - Blue Grass 1959-1969, Booklet, Bear Family Records BCD 15529
  • Bill Monroe - Blue Grass 1970-1979, Booklet, Bear Family Records BCD 15606
  • Bluegrass Discography
  • The Online Discographical Project
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.