The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers

Monroe Brothers, Bill Monroe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 29, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002X2K
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,570 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Early Bill Monroe with rarities!, January 28, 2003

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Kenneth French (Montclair, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers (Audio CD)

This is a great collection of early Bill Monroe tracks, recorded with the Monroe Brothers and with the first version of the Blue Grass Boys. Three of the tracks here: "Great Speckled Bird," "No Home, No Place...," and "Once I Had a Darling Mother" are NOT included on the mammoth 6-CD set from Bear Family titled "Blue Moon of Kentucky." According to this release Bill plays on those (though they are credited to Charlie); according to the Bear Family box, he does not. Hmm..., who to believe? I think I'll hold onto this one anyway. Even if it's not Bill on those tracks, they're still pretty good.

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really nice!, March 13, 2001

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STEVENWBESHEARS (LUSBY, MARYLAND United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers (Audio CD)

this record is pretty awesome!

great gospel numbers .....great bluesy stuff too!

bill monroe is da mac daddy of all mandelin pickers!!!!

i highly recommend this here record!! its really good!! the 9 monroe brother duets are very nice too!! don't forget to check out the new collection in the process of coming out with like i think 4 or so full length cds with just the monroe brothers on it!! When i get more cash on hand...i may have to buy everyone of those because they are surely full of classics!!!

2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best bill monroe cd out there, May 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers (Audio CD)

Alot of CDs out there of Bill Monroe have re-recordings and not the originals. But this one has the originals. You can tell by the way they sound.