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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 releaseTitleLabelNumber1940"Mule Skinner Blues" / "Six White Horses"BluebirdBb 85681940"No Letter In the Mail" / "Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord"BluebirdBb 86111940"Dog House Blues" / "Katy Hill"BluebirdBb 86921940"I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do" / "Tennessee Blues"BluebirdBb 88131941"Blue Yodel No.7" / "In the Pines"BluebirdBb 88611941"The Coupon Song" / "Orange Blossom Special"BluebirdBb 88931941"Shake My Mother's Hand For Me" / "Were You There"BluebirdBb 89531941"Honky Tonk Swing" / "Back Up and Push"BluebirdBb 89881945"Rocky Road Blues" / "Kentucky Waltz"Columbia200131945"True Life Blues" / "Footprints In the Snow"Columbia200801946"Mansions For Me" / "Mother's Only Sleeping"Columbia201071946"Blue Yodel No.4" / "Will You Be Loving Another Man?"Columbia201891946"Goodbye Old Pal" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky"Columbia203701946"Blue Grass Special" / "How Will I Explain About You"Columbia203841947"Shine Hallelujah Shine" / "I'm Travelin' On and On"Columbia204021947"My Rose of Old Kentucky" / "Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong"Columbia204231947"I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling" / "Little Cabin Home On the Hill"Columbia204591947"That Home Above" / "Little Community Church"Columbia204881947"Summertime Is Past and Gone" / "Wicked Path of Sin"Columbia205031948"It's Mighty Dark To Travel" / "When You Are Lonely"Columbia205261948"Toy Heart" / "Bluegrass Breakdown"Columbia205521948"The Old Cross Road" / "Remember the Cross"Columbia205761948"Heavy Traffic Ahead" / "Along About Daybreak"Columbia205951948"I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky" / "Molly and Tenbrooks"Columbia206121949"The Girl In the Blue Velvet Band" / "Bluegrass Stomp"Columbia206481949"Can't You Hear Me Calling" / "Travelin' This Lonesome Road"Columbia206761950"New Mule Skinner Blues" / "My Little Georgia Rose"Decca462221950"The Old Fiddler" / "Alabama Waltz"Decca462361950"I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome" / "Boat of Love"Decca462541950"Bluegrass Ramble" / "Memories of You"Decca462661950"Uncle Pen" / "When the Golden Leaves Begin To Fall"Decca462831951"On the Old Kentucky Shore" / "Poison Love"Decca462981951"Lord Protect My Soul" / "River of Death"Decca463051951"Kentucky Waltz" / "Prisoner's Song"Decca463141951"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" / "Angels Rock Me To Sleep"Decca463251951"Rotation Blues" / "Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues"Decca463441951"I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning" / "Get Down On Your Knees and Pray"Decca463511951"Highway of Sorrow" / "Sugar Coated Love"Decca463691951"Brakeman's Blues" / "Travelin' Blues"Decca463801951"Christmas Time's A-Coming" / "The First Whippoorwill"Decca463861952"Raw Hide" / "Letter From My Darling"Decca463921952"I'm On My Way To the Old Home" / "The First Whippoorwill"Decca280451952"When the Cactus Is In Bloom" / "Sailor's Plea"Decca281831952"Pike County Breakdown" / "A Mighty Pretty Waltz"Decca283561952"Footprints In the Snow" / "In the Pines"Decca284161953"You're Drifting Away" / "Walking In Jerusalem"Decca286081953"Cabin of Love" / "Country Waltz"Decca287491954"Memories of Mother and Dad" / "The Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake"Decca288781954"I Hope You Have Learned" / "Wishing Waltz"Decca290091954"Y'all Come" / "Changing Partners"Decca290211954"Get Up John" / "White House Blues"Decca291411954"Happy On My Way" / "He Will Set Your Fields On Fire"Decca291961955"Blue Moon of Kentucky" / "Close By"Decca292891955"I'm Working On A Building" / "A Voice From On High"Decca293481955"Cheyenne" / "Roanoke"Decca294061955"Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus" / "Let the Light Shine Down On Me"Decca294361956"Put My Little Shoes Away" / "Wheel Hoss"Decca296451956"On and On" / "I Believed In You Darling"Decca298861957"You'll Find Her Name Written There" / "Sitting Alone In the Moonlight"Decca301781957"A Fallen Star" / Four Walls"Decca303271958"Molly and Tenbrooks" / "I'm Sitting On the Top of the World"Decca304861958"Sally-Jo" / "Brand New Shoes"Decca306471959"Panhandle Country" / "Scotland"Decca307391959"Gotta Travel On" / "No One But My Darlin'*Decca308091959"Tomorrow I'll Be Gone" / "Dark As the Night, Blue As the Day" Decca309441960"Lonesome Wind Blues" / "Come Go With Me"Decca310311961"Precious Memories" / "Jesus Hold My Hand"Decca311071961"Linda Lou" / "Put My Rubber Doll Away"Decca312181961"Blue Grass Part 1" / "Flowers of Love"Decca313461962"Toy Heart" / "Danny Boy"Decca314091963"Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" / "How Will I Explain About You"Decca314561963"There Was Nothing We Could Do" / "Big Sandy River"Decca314871963"New John Henry Blues" / "Devil's Dream"Decca315401964"Darlin' Corey" / "Salt Creek"Decca315961964"Shenandoah Breakdown" / "Mary At the Home Place"Decca316581965"Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy" / "Cindy"Decca318021965"I Live In the Past" / "There's An Old, Old House"Decca318781966"Going Home" / "Master Builder"Decca319431967"When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" / "Pretty Fair Maiden In the Garden"Decca320751968"Train 45" / "Is the Blue Moon Still Shining"Decca322451968"The Gold Rush" / "Virginia Darlin'"Decca324041969"I Haven't Seen Mary In Years" / "Crossing the Cumberlands"Decca325021969"Fireball Mail" / "With Body and Soul"Decca325741970"Bonny" / "Sweet Mary and the MIles In Between"Decca326451970"Walk Softly On My Heart" / "McKinley's March"Decca326541971"Going Up Caney" / "Tallahassee"Decca328271972"My Old Kentucky and You" / "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz"Decca329661973"Foggy Mountain Top" / "Tall Pines"MCA400061973"Down Yonder" / "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"402201977"My Sweet Blue Eyed Darling" / "Monroe's Blues"MCA40675
Studio albums
YearTitleLabelNumberNotes1958Knee Deep In BluegrassDeccaDL 8731Reissued in UK as Brunswick 82591959I Saw the LightDeccaDL 8769Reissued as MCA 5271961Mr BluegrassDeccaDL 4080Reissued as MCA 821962Bluegrass RambleDeccaDL 4266Reissued as MCA 881963Bluegrass SpecialDeccaDL 4382Reissued as MCA 97Reissued in UK as Brunswick 85791964I'll Meet You In Church Sunday MorningDeccaDL 4537Reissued as MCA 2261967Bluegrass TimeDeccaDL 4896Reissued as MCA 1161972Uncle PenDeccaDL7 5347Reissued as MCA 5001973Bill & James Monroe - Father and SonMCA3101974Road of LifeMCA4261976Weary TravellerMCA2173Reissued as MCA 7071977Bluegrass MemoriesMCA2315Reissued as MCA 8721978Bill & James Monroe - Together AgainMCA2367Reissued as MCA 6331981Master of BluegrassMCA52141983Bill Monroe and FriendsMCA54351985Stars of the Bluegrass Hall of FameMCA56251987Bluegrass ' 87MCA5970Reissued as MCA 313101988Southern FlavorMCA421331991Cryin' Holy Unto the LordMCA10017
Compilations
YearTitleLabelNumberNotes1961The Great Bill MonroeHarmonyHL 72901962My All Time Country FavoritesDeccaDL 4327Reissued in Japan as Decca 50861962The Father of Bluegrass MusicRCA CamdenCAL 719Reissued as RCA ACL 70591964Bill Monroe's BestHarmonyHL 73151964Songs With the Bluegrass BoysVocalionVL 3702Reissued as Coral CB 200991965Bluegrass InstrumentalsDeccaDL 4601Reissued as MCA 1041965The Original Bluegrass SoundHarmonyHL 73381965Bluegrass StyleVocalionVL7 3870Reissued as Coral CB 200771966The High Lonesome SoundDeccaDL 4780Reissued as MCA 1101968Greatest HitsDeccaDL7 5010Reissued as MCA 171969Bill Monroe & Charlie MonroeDeccaDL7 5066Reissued as MCA 1241969A Voice From On HighDeccaDL7 5135Reissued as MCA 131197016 All-time Greatest HitsColumbiaCS 10651970Kentucky BluegrassDeccaDL7 5213Reissued as MCA 1361971Country Music Hall of FameDeccaDL7 5281Reissued as MCA 1401973Greatest HitsMCA5023Japanese issue1974Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys 1950-60MCA9224-274 vol.; Japanese issue -1975The Best ofMCA2 4090Double album1975Bluegrass Special Vol.1BS1French issue1976Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys 1950-72MCA9269-713 vol; Japanese issue -1976Bluegrass Special Vol.2BS3French issue1976Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Vol.1CBS Sony20AP11Japanese issue1976Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Vol.2CBS Sony20AP12Japanese issue1976New Greatest HitsCBS Sony20AP27Japanese issue1977Sings Bluegrass, Body and SoulMCA2251Reissued as MCA 7081978With Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsRounderSS 061980Classic Bluegrass Recordings Vol.1CountyCCS 1041980Classic Bluegrass Recordings Vol.2CountyCCS 1051980Country Hall of FameCoralCDL 8505UK issue1981Singles Collection Vol.1MCAVIM 4068Japanese issue1981Singles Collection Vol.2MCAVIM 4069Japanese issue1981Singles Collection Vol.3MCAVIM 4070Japanese issue1981Singles Collection Vol.4MCAVIM 4071Japanese issue1983Bill Monroe 1950-54Collector's ClassicsCC 18German issue1984Bill MonroeColumbiaFC 389041985Classic Bluegrass InstrumentalsRebel850Canadian issue1987In the PinesRebel853Canadian issuereissued as County CCS 1141989At His BestHollywoodHCD 409Reissued on Classic World Production as Greatest Hits1989Bluegrass 1950-1958Bear FamilyBCD 154234 vol; German issue1991Bill MonroeMCAD 10082Part of the Country Music Hall of Fame series1991Mule Skinner Blues[RCA Victor2494-2-RReissued as Country Legends1991Bluegrass 1959-1969Bear FamilyBCD 155294 vol; German issue1992The EssentialColumbiaC2K 52478Double album1994The Music of Bill Monroe 1936-94MCAD4 110484 vol.1994Bluegrass 1970-1979Bear FamilyBCD 156064 vol; German issue199616 gemsColumbiaCK 539081997Bluegrass BreakdownJavelinPRACD 40031997The Father of Bluegrass MusicRCA VictorBVCP 7464Japanese issue1998The Early YearsVanguardVCD 795181999The Best ofMCA088170109-21999The Best ofMCAMCF 26961999Blue Grass Special MemoriesRaintreeRR 5991999Lookin' BackSilver EagleSEA 700071999Father of Bluegrass: the Early YearsASVAJA 52981940-47; UK issue2000American TravelerCountyCCS 1192000The Father of BluegrassCastle PulsePLS 359UK issue2001Mansions For MeMusic Mill EntertainmentMME 71007200136 All-time favoritesUniversal Music-3 vol.2002The Very Best ofMCA088112982-2Reissued as The Definitive Collection2003All the Classic Releases 1937-49JSP77124 vol.; UK issue2003Gotta Travel OnMCAMCLD 194032003Bill Monroe Anthology 1950-81MCA088113207-22003Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936-49Bear FamilyBCD 163996 vol; German issue2003Blue...Blue...BluegrassBlack CatBCCD 0074Czech issue2004The King and the FatherMusic Mill EntertainmentMME 700482004The Gospel SpiritMCA2907022004Far Across the Blue WaterBear FamilyBCD 166244 vol; German issue2005Shady GroveFruit TreeFT 843Italian issue2005Nine Pound HammerTomatoTMT 21542005I Saw the LightUniversal MusicB0004618-022007My Last Days On Earth 1981-84Bear FamilyBCD 166374 vol; German issue2009Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass BoysJSP771194 vol.; UK issue
Live albums
YearTitleLabelNumberNotes1973Bean BlossomMCA2 8002Double album1975Bill Monroe & Doc Watson - Sings Country SongsFBN2101976Bill Monroe's Bluegrass FestivalCountry Music MagazineCM 10391979Bean Blossom ' 79[MCA3209Reissued in Japan as MCA VIM 62221980Radio Shows 1946-48Country CanadaBGC 80Canadian issue1981Orange Blossom SpecialStack-O-Hits9001Reissued in Germany as Aston 200181982Live RadioCountry RoadCR 02Canadian issue1989Live At the OpryMCA0767422286201993Live Recordings 1956-69 Vol.1Smithsonian Folkways400631993Bill Monroe & Doc Watson - Live Duet RecordingsSmithsonian Folkways400641963-19801999Live From Mountain StageBlue Plate MusicBPM 4002001Live Vol.1Rural RhythmRHY 10152002Live At VanderbiltBear FamilyBCD 16614German issue2003Two Days At Newport 1963AndMoreBearsAMD 250012004Live At Mechanics HallAcoustic DiscACD 592005200th 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