Big Mon: The Songs Of Bill Monroe

Ricky Skaggs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Skaggs Family
• ASIN: B00004UEUN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,597 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Darlin' Corey - Bruce Hornsby

2. Cry, Cry Darlin' - Dolly Parton

3. Heavy Traffic Ahead - Steve Wariner

4. Close By - Patty Loveless

5. Blue Moon of Kentucky - John Fogerty

6. Used To Be - The Whites

7. Walk Softly - The Dixie Chicks & Ricky Skaggs

8. My Little Georgia Rose - Travis Tritt

9. I Am A Pilgrim - Charlie Daniels

10. On the Old Kentucky Shore - Joan Osborne & Ricky Skaggs

11. Blue Night - Mary Chapin Carpenter

12. Rocky Road Blues - Dwight Yoakam

13. Big Mon

Customer Reviews

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe, September 1, 2000

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This review is from: Big Mon: The Songs Of Bill Monroe (Audio CD)

Bill Monroe was truly the father of bluegrass. I know he would be proud and happy with this tribute album. Mary Chapin Carpenter's rendition of "Blue Night" showcases her extraordinary talent. Whoever decided to pair up Joan Osborne and Ricky Skaggs for the duet "On the Old Kentucky Shore" showed a stroke of genius! John Fogerty's "Blue Moon of Kentucky" knocked me over. I was not disappointed in a single cut on this album. Each artist conveys a love of the music they're singing and shows great respect for the "Big Mon" - the great Bill Monroe. I just cannot recommend it highly enough! I believe any bluegrass fan will enjoy this album for years and years.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars + 1/2 Stars...Monroe's Influence Extends Beyond Bluegrass, January 3, 2002

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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On this tribute to Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs could have assembled an all-star cast of some of bluegrass music's finest pickers [which he does on the instrumental "Big Mon"], instead he chose to show the kind of influence Monroe had on not just bluegrass but popular music. So what you get is a wide spectrum of artists.

Popster Burce Hornsby does a fine interpretation of "Darlin' Corey." [His bluegrass talents were first heard on Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2.] Dolly Parton adds her wonderful vocal to "Cry, Cry Darlin'." The Whites' gorgeous harmonies make "Used To Be" a pure joy. Skaggs' mandolin adds a haunting quality to his duet with the Dixie Chicks on "Walk Softly." In addition to his solid reading of "My Little Georgia Rose," Travis Tritt plays a banjo(!) solo. Perhaps the biggest suprise is the duet with Skaggs and Joan Osborne on the moving "On the Old Kentucky Shore." But John Fogerty steals the show with his rockabilly performance of "Blue Moon of Kentucky."

Sure, bluegrass purists will be disappointed with this album, but if you're looking for an album to show how deep and far-reaching Bill Monroe's impact was on music, this album is a winner. RECOMMENDED

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Tribute to the Father of Bluegrass Music - Bill Monroe", September 9, 2000

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This is "Ultimate Bluesgrass", some of todays greatest artists and performers paying tribute to the icon of "good ole down-home" music, Bill "Father of Bluegrass" Monroe! Been noted, Bill played the mandolin with a rock n' roll heart, style was emotional and ecstatic, his signature song "BLUE MOON KENTUCKY", redone by Elvis on his initial recording, often cited as the first "rockabilly" record.

Bill's contribution and influence on Rock N' Roll, was recognized with his induction, into the "ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM" in 1997.

There isn't a country artist today, who doesn't owe Bill a debt of gratitude, because of his great talent, we have his music and memory living on forever.

Stand outs: "BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY" by John Fogerty, is priceless, "USED TO BE" by The Whites, just grinning and picking, what talent, "MY LITTLE GEORGIA ROSE" by Travis Tritt, wonderful performance, takes you back, where the tall pines grow, "ON THE OLD KENTUCKY SHORE", we hear Joan Osborne & Ricky Skaggs, singing near the Ohio River, just wonderful.

Highlight: "BIG MON", last track, some of the best, paying tribute to this legendary figure - "Father of Bluegrass" - Mr. Bill Monroe!

Entire album, is a lifetime of memories through music, wonderful human being - "Big Mon" The Songs of Bill Monroe!

Total Time: 45:24 on 13 Tracks/ Skaggs Family Records - SKFR CD 1002 (2000)