A selection from the Columbia sides recorded between 1945 and 1948. This was the first release that included "Shining Path" (later included on "The Essential Bill Monroe, 1945-1949"). Later compilations of this same period offer better sound quality and more tracks.
Columbia Historic Edition
| Released: | 1984 |
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| Formats: | CD |
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| Genre: | bluegrass |
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| Studio/Live?: | Studio |
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| Label: | Columbia |
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| Guest Musicians: | Tex Willis (guitar, vocal), Dave Akeman (banjo), Sally Ann Forrester (accordion, vocal), Bill Westbrook (bass), Lester Flatt (guitar, vocal), Chubby Wise (fiddle), Earl Scruggs (banjo, vocal), Howard Watts (bass, vocal), Birch Monroe (vocal) |
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| Catalogue Number: | CK 38904 |
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| 1 |
Kentucky Waltz |
| 2 |
Nobody Loves Me |
| 3 |
Bluegrass Special |
| 4 |
Heavy Traffic Ahead |
| 5 |
Toy Heart |
| 6 |
Mother's Only Sleeping |
| 7 |
Blue Yodel No. 4 |
| 8 |
Shining Path |
| 9 |
I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky |
| 10 |
Along About Daybreak |
