Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys - The High Lonesome Sound

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	My Little Georgia Rose Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:39
A2	Letter From My Darlin' Written-By – Bill Monroe	3:05
A3	Memories Of Mother And Dad Written-By – Albert Price	2:54
A4	Highway Of Sorrow Written-By – Bill Monroe, Pete Pyle	2:20
A5	On The Old Kentucky Shore Written-By – Bill Monroe	3:10
A6	On And On Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:44
B1	My Dying Bed Written-By – Albert Price	2:46
B2	Memories Of You Written-By – James B. Smith	2:57
B3	Whitehouse Blues Written-By – Wilbur Jones	2:09
B4	Sugar Coated Love Written-By – Audrey Butler	2:22
B5	I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome Written-By – James B. Smith	2:47
B6	When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall Written-By – Albert Price	2:58

Credits

• Banjo – Jim Smoak (tracks: A1), Joesph Dudley Drumright* (tracks: A4), Rudy Lyle (tracks: A2, A5, A6, B2 to B6), Roland "Sonny" Osborne* (tracks: A3, B1)
• Baritone Vocals – Red Taylor (tracks: B6)
• Bass – Bessie Lee Maudlin* (tracks: A4), Ernie Newton (tracks: A1, A3, A6, B1, B3), Howard Watts "Cedric Rainwater"* (tracks: B4), Joel Price (tracks: A2, A5, B2, B5, B6)
• Fiddle – Charlie Cline (tracks: A1, A3, A6, B1, B3,), Gordon Terry (tracks: A1, B4,), Merle "Red"Taylor* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B6), Vassar Clements (tracks: B2, B5)
• Guitar – Carter Stanley (tracks: B4), Jimmy Martin (tracks: A2, A5, A6, B2, B3, B5, B6), Joseph E. Stuart* (tracks: A4), Ed Mayfield* (tracks: A1)
• Harmony Vocals [Lead] – Jimmy Martin (tracks: B6)
• Lead Vocals – Carter Stanley (tracks: B4), Jimmy Martin (tracks: A3, A6, B1 to B3, B5, )
• Lead Vocals [Solo] – Bill Monroe (tracks: B3)

Notes

Recorded June 26, 1954 -- A1
Recorded January 20, 1951 -- A2
Recorded July 18, 1952 -- A3
Recorded January 27, 1964 -- A4
Recorded January 20, 1951 -- A5
Recorded July 1, 1954 -- A6
Recorded July 18, 1952 -- B1
Recorded February 3, 1950 -- B2
Recorded July 1, 1954 -- B3
Recorded July 6, 1951 -- B4
Recorded January 3, 1950 -- B5
Recorded October 15, 1950 -- B6

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1): MG 10400 T1
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2): MG 10401 T1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DL 74780	Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	The High Lonesome Sound ‎(LP, Comp)	Decca	DL 74780	US	1966
MCA-110	Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys*	The High, Lonesome Sound Of Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass Boys ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records	MCA-110	US	1973
DL 4780	Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	The High Lonesome Sound ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	Decca	DL 4780	US	1966
VIM-5528(M)	Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	The High Lonesome Sound ‎(LP, Comp)	MCA Records	VIM-5528(M)	Japan	Unknown
DL 4780	Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	The High Lonesome Sound ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	Decca	DL 4780	Canada	1966