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  • Release Date: 07/19/1994
  • 4 Disc Set
  • Label: MCA NASHVILLE
  • UPC: 008811104825

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The Music of Bill Monroe

Disc 1
1LISTENMy Long Journey Home 2:29
2LISTENWhat Would You Give in Exchange 3:13
3LISTENMule Skinner Blues Live / previously unreleased 3:08
4LISTENCryin' Holy Unto My Lord 2:33
5LISTENBack up and Push 2:52
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Disc 2
1LISTENMemories of Mother and Dad 3:00
2LISTENThe Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake 3:06
3LISTENY'all Come 2:18
4LISTENSitting Alone in the Moonlight 2:28
5LISTENOn and On 2:48
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Disc 3
1LISTENBig Mon 2:16
2LISTENDark as the Night, Blue as the Day 2:30
3LISTENSold Down the River 2:33
4LISTENLittle Joe 2:59
5LISTENLonesome Road Blues 2:32
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Disc 4
1LISTENKentucky Waltz 3:06
2LISTENGet up John 2:34
3LISTENLonesome Moonlight Waltz 2:37
4LISTENRocky Road Blues 2:03
5LISTENJenny Lynn 2:16
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Editorial Reviews

A four-disc set covering Bill Monroe's entire career from 1936 to 1994, this is a meticulously remastered and researched four-hours-and-20 minutes of music and features important recordings from seven decades of them from RCA, Columbia, Decca and MCA. It's an exceptional box set, put together with great care and knowledge, and it's essential for any fan of bluegrass or traditional country music. Michael McCall, All Music Guide

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The master of bluegrass in a masterful box setby JohnQ

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June 29, 2009: The master of bluegrass is given a great overview with this 4 CD set. Bill Monroe does songs of love, faith, heartache, and joy with such skill and depth that even those who are not usually fans of Country Music find themselves enjoying this man's art (I've shared it with several friends of this sort with great results). I have to give MCA a lot of credit for the skill with which they chose the selections for this set. It could not have been easy to select which recordings to pick out of the vast Monroe catalog for a four CD set and MCA was spot on perfect in their choices. A most enjoyable experience.