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Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys: Live Recordings 1956-1969—Off the Record, Vol. 1
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Artist
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Bill Monroe, mandolin & vocals. The Bluegrass Boys.
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Label
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Smithsonian Folkways
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Format
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CD
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Runtime/Release Date
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74'46/1993
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Label Number
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740063
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Daedalus Item Code
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29339
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This item is not available.
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Description
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Previously unreleased recordings from the 1950s and 60s present Monroe in concert performances, jam sessions, picking parties, and festival workshops with the Bluegrass Boys and his brothers Charlie and Birch. This 75-minute collection also captures Monroe with Peter Rowan, Bill Keith, Tex Logan, Bobby Hicks, Del McCoury, Hazel Dickens, Roland White, and many other notables. Songs include "Brakeman's Blues," "Bluegrass Stomp," "Angels Rock Me to Sleep," "Blue Moon of Kentucky," "Katy Hill," "True Life Blues," "Wayfaring Stranger," "Fire on the Mountain," "Get Up, John," and "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms." Rare photos and extensive notes by Ralph Rinzler round out the package. "Reveals what a holy terror [Monroe] was in front of an audience—even of friends, at 4:45 a.m."—Newsweek
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