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The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers

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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.

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!!!

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.