Search - Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys :: The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1994 (Best of)

It's the rare artist who virtually invents a genre single-handedly, and there's no artist in any genre whose work has remained as dominant a force as Bill Monroe. The songs here not only define bluegrass, they remain the core of any bluegrass band's repertoire. Monroe added a dose of sophistication to traditional hillbilly music--intricate group harmonies, expert musicianship--and he rehearsed his Blue Grass Boys for hours on end. Beginning with 1936 duets with brother Charlie, the list of Blue Grass Boys reads like a roster of legends: Flatt and Scruggs, Chubby Wise, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin, Vassar Clements, Sonny Osborne, Bobby Hicks, Kenny Baker, Bill Keith, Del McCoury, Peter Rowan, and Richard Greene; the list goes on and on, as does the legacy of Monroe's music. --Marc Greilsamer1. Muleskinner Blues 2. Heavy Traffic Ahead 3. Uncle Pen 4. In The Pines 5. Footprints In The Snow 6. Walking In Jerusalem 7. Sitting Alone In The Moonlight 8. White House Blues 9. Dark As The Night, Blue as the Day 10. I'll Meet You In The Morning 11. Midnight On The Stormy Deep 12. With Body And Soul 13. Get Up John 14. Rocky Road Blues 15. My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin' 16. Boston Boy