Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe

~ Release by The Del McCoury Band (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2011 McCoury Music.
℗ 2011 McCoury Music.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-28 01:07 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Watermelon on the Vine
recording of:
Watermelon on the Vine
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
0:15
2Live and Let Live
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
lead vocals:
Del McCoury and Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
Live and Let Live
lyricist and composer:
Gene Sullivan and Wiley Walker
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) (on 1941-12-16)
2:47
3Lonesome Truck Driver’s Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues
lyricist and composer:
Lee Roberts (US country musician and songwriter)
3:28
4Brakeman’s Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
The Brakeman’s Blues
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:41
5Close By
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle [twin fiddles]:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
Close By
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Robert Van Winkle
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:33
6In Despair
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle [triple fiddles]:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
lead vocals:
Del McCoury and Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
In Despair
composer:
Joe Ahr (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Juanita Pennington
2:20
7Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
writer:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) and Mel Foree
3:40
8John Henry
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
John Henry
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
2:32
9I’m Blue I’m Lonesome
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
lead vocals:
Del McCoury and Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome
composer:
James B. Smith (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:57
10Used to Be
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle [tripe fiddles]:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
Used to Be
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:31
11Alabama Waltz
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle [triple fiddles]:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
Alabama Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
32:55
12Lonesome Road Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
Lonesome Road Blues
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
is based on:
Chilly Winds (a.k.a. Lonesome Road Blues - catch-all work)
version of:
Der Mann mit dem Block (The Man Comes Around)
2:52
13Heavy Traffic Ahead
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
Heavy Traffic Ahead
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
2:52
14Train 45 (Heading South)
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
Train 45
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
43:13
15My Rose of Old Kentucky
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
recording of:
My Rose of Old Kentucky
writer:
Joe Ahr (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:58
16Y’all Come
recording engineer and mixer:
David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer)
producer:
Del McCoury
banjo:
Rob McCoury
bass [upright bass]:
Alan Bartram
fiddle:
Jason Carter (US bluegrass fiddler)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury
mandolin:
Ronnie McCoury
background vocals:
Bryce Barker, Bob Keefe, Thomas Porter (bluegrass guitar player) and Tom Weiss
recording of:
Y’all Come
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Duff
0:33