Live at Mechanics Hall

~ Release by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Watermelon Hangin' on That Vine
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Watermelon on the Vine (on 1963-11-16)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
0:23
2Band Intros
spoken vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
0:52
3Panhandle Country
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Panhandle Country (on 1963-11-16)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:05
4Dark Hollow
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Dark Hollow (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:19
5On and On
banjo and baritone vocals:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
On and On (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
2:47
6Devil's Dream
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Devil’s Dream (on 1963-11-16)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:34
7Loves's Gonna Live Here
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
guest lead vocals:
Melissa Monroe (Singer, daughter of Bill Monroe) (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Love’s Gonna Live Here (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Blue Book Music and Bluebook Music Publishing
2:04
8Dreaming of a Little Cabin
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
guest lead vocals:
Melissa Monroe (Singer, daughter of Bill Monroe) (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Dreaming of a Little Cabin (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley
2:41
9Muleskinner Blues
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
2:32
10Footprints in the Snow
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Footprints in the Snow (on 1963-11-16)
composer:
Rupert Jones
1:52
11Blue Moon of Kentucky
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:16
12Rawhide
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Rawhide (mandolin instrumental) (on 1963-11-16)
composer:
Bill Monroe
2:31
13John Henry
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
John Henry (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
2:44
14I Saw the Light
banjo and baritone vocals:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle and bass vocals:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
I Saw the Light (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
2:12
15Waiting for Bea
spoken vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
1:31
16What Would You Give in Exchange?
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guest guitar and guest lead vocals:
Bea Lilly (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
What Would You Give in Exchange? (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist:
F. J. Berry (in 1911)
composer:
James H. Carr (gospel songwriter) (in 1911)
publisher:
The Trio Music Company (Waco, Texas) (on 1912-06-14) and Stamps Baxter Music & Printing Co. (on 1940-06-14)
5:00
17Uncle Pen
banjo and baritone vocals:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
lead vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16) and Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Uncle Pen (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:35
18Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cliff Hess
previously attributed to:
Bill Clifton (American bluegrass musician and singer) and Bill Monroe
2:25
19Y'All Come
banjo:
Bill Keith (on 1963-11-16)
double bass:
Bessie Lee (on 1963-11-16)
fiddle:
Joe Stuart (US bluegrass musician) (on 1963-11-16)
guitar:
Del McCoury (on 1963-11-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1963-11-16)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (on 1963-11-16)
live recording of:
Y’ All Come (You All Come) (on 1963-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Duff
1:03

Credits

Release

photography:John Cohen (folk musician and musicologist, 1932-2019)
liner notes:Neil Rosenberg
executive producer:Craig Miller (Acoustic Disc label exec)
producer:David Grisman
mastering:Paul Stubblebine
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5461802 [info]
ASIN:US: B0002WZSOO [info]