Live at the Opry

~ Release by Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1991 Geffen Records
℗ 1991 Geffen Records

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-19 16:22 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1New Mule Skinner Blues
banjo:
Unknown, possibly Don Reno ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1948-06-05)
double bass and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1948-06-05)
fiddle:
Unknown, possibly Gene Christian ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1948-06-05)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1948-06-05)
recorded at:
Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1948-06-05)
live recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1948-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
3:45
2Introduction
0:28
3Molly and Tenbrooks
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
Molly and Tenbrooks (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music
is based on:
Molly and Tenbrooks
2:31
4Footprints in the Snow
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
composer:
Rupert Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
is based on:
I Traced Her Little Footmarks in the Snow
2:57
5Sittin' Alone in the Moonlight
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
Sitting Alone in the Moonlight (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
3:04
6Precious Memories
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
Precious Memories (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
writer:
J.B.F. Wright (Hymn songwriter)
5:00
7Rawhide
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
Rawhide (mandolin instrumental) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:54
8My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin'
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin' (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:23
9In the Pines
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
3:43
10Love, Please Come Home
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
Love, Please Come Home (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Jackson (bluegrass artist)
2:21
11Pike County Breakdown
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
Pike County Breakdown (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
composer:
Rupert Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:43
12I'm Working on a Building
banjo and baritone vocals:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
lead vocals:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06) and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live recording of:
I’m Working on the Building (Carter version, verses begin "If I was...") (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
version of:
Working on the Building
2:54
13Theme
banjo:
Blake Williams (banjo player) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
double bass:
Billy Rose (US bluegrass musician) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
fiddle:
Clarence "Tater" Tate (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
guitar:
Tom Ewing (US bluegrass guitarist and singer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
live instrumental recording of:
Watermelon on the Vine (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
0:38