Victor RA-5281
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Country: Japan
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 The Saints Go Marching In
A2 Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
A3 On The Banks Of Ohio
A4 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
A5 Goodbye Maggie
A6 On That Old Gospel Ship
A7 A Beautiful Life
B1 Have A Feast Here Tonight
B2 The Great Speckled Bird
B3 No Home No Place To Pillow My Head
B4 Darling Corey
B5 I Am Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks
B6 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
B7 New River Train
[Credits]
Charlie Monroe (guitar/lead vocals) Bill Monroe (mandolin/harmony vocals)
[Notes]
The Monroe Brothers began as a trio of Birch, Charlie, and Bill Monroe on fiddle, guitar and mandolin respectively, performing square dance songs as well as traditional and gospel numbers. In 1932, Bill and Charlie began touring professionally with the WLS touring company as dancers, appearing with the Hoosier Hot Shots and Red Foley among others, and in 1934 secured the sponsorship of the Texas Crystals Company, a manufacturer of laxatives. The association provided the Monroes with a steady stream of radio work for over a year until competing laxative maker Crazy Water Crystals took over sponsorship of the duo while they continued working on many of the same stations. The radio appearances made the Monroe Brothers a popular live act, which prompted the interest of RCA to recording the two. In mid-February the Monroe Brothers made their first recordings for RCA's Bluebird imprint, and went on to wax 60 sides in the following two years. Their music at this point was firmly within the brother duo tradition and exhibited only hints of the style Bill Monroe would later pioneer as the Father of Bluegrass. They were set apart from other harmony duos by Bill's piercing harmonies and mandolin leads, as well as the energy and often fast tempos of their performances. The very use of the mandolin as a lead instrument would revolutionize its application in country music, as would Bill's unique fiddle-influenced style. It would be silly to label them the "rock & roll of the '30s," but certainly there was an excitement and an edge to their music that put them on the frontier of hillbilly innovation in their day. In early 1938, Bill and Charlie parted ways due to personality conflicts and business disagreements, and each formed his own band shortly thereafter. Charlie formed a group called the Kentucky Pardners, and by 1941 (after a short stint with a band called the Kentuckians and an abortive attempt at recreating the Monroe Brothers sound with partner Cleo Davis) Bill Monroe was recording again for RCA with a band he named the Blue Grass Boys. In this new group, Monroe built upon his earlier innovations and developed the distinctive and enduring style that came to be known as bluegrass. -- Biography by Greg Adams
Country: Japan
Released: 1963
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
[Tracklist]
A1 The Saints Go Marching In
A2 Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
A3 On The Banks Of Ohio
A4 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
A5 Goodbye Maggie
A6 On That Old Gospel Ship
A7 A Beautiful Life
B1 Have A Feast Here Tonight
B2 The Great Speckled Bird
B3 No Home No Place To Pillow My Head
B4 Darling Corey
B5 I Am Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks
B6 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
B7 New River Train
[Credits]
Charlie Monroe (guitar/lead vocals) Bill Monroe (mandolin/harmony vocals)
[Notes]
The Monroe Brothers began as a trio of Birch, Charlie, and Bill Monroe on fiddle, guitar and mandolin respectively, performing square dance songs as well as traditional and gospel numbers. In 1932, Bill and Charlie began touring professionally with the WLS touring company as dancers, appearing with the Hoosier Hot Shots and Red Foley among others, and in 1934 secured the sponsorship of the Texas Crystals Company, a manufacturer of laxatives. The association provided the Monroes with a steady stream of radio work for over a year until competing laxative maker Crazy Water Crystals took over sponsorship of the duo while they continued working on many of the same stations. The radio appearances made the Monroe Brothers a popular live act, which prompted the interest of RCA to recording the two. In mid-February the Monroe Brothers made their first recordings for RCA's Bluebird imprint, and went on to wax 60 sides in the following two years. Their music at this point was firmly within the brother duo tradition and exhibited only hints of the style Bill Monroe would later pioneer as the Father of Bluegrass. They were set apart from other harmony duos by Bill's piercing harmonies and mandolin leads, as well as the energy and often fast tempos of their performances. The very use of the mandolin as a lead instrument would revolutionize its application in country music, as would Bill's unique fiddle-influenced style. It would be silly to label them the "rock & roll of the '30s," but certainly there was an excitement and an edge to their music that put them on the frontier of hillbilly innovation in their day. In early 1938, Bill and Charlie parted ways due to personality conflicts and business disagreements, and each formed his own band shortly thereafter. Charlie formed a group called the Kentucky Pardners, and by 1941 (after a short stint with a band called the Kentuckians and an abortive attempt at recreating the Monroe Brothers sound with partner Cleo Davis) Bill Monroe was recording again for RCA with a band he named the Blue Grass Boys. In this new group, Monroe built upon his earlier innovations and developed the distinctive and enduring style that came to be known as bluegrass. -- Biography by Greg Adams
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