"Bluegrass Cafe" playlist - 9/13/2020

As this week's Bluegrass Cafe happens to fall on the 109th birth anniversary of William Smith Monroe -- the Father of Bluegrass Music -- it seemed like the proverbial "no-brainer" to make the music of Bill Monroe the one-and-only focus of today's Bluegrass Cafe.  And so we did.  :)  The full three hours of our 
program were filled with songs about Bill Monroe, songs performed by Bill Monroe (and some covers of his music, of course), and songs written by Bill Monroe.  Hope you enjoyed what we shared!

We always like to inform you about things you can read to learn more about particular subjects, and Bill Monroe has been the subject of a couple of different biographies (two written for adults; one an illustrated picture book biography for kids).  Seek out these books if you are interested in knowing more about the man and his music:  

Can't You Hear Me Callin':  The Life Of Bill Monroe, Father Of Bluegrass Music by Richard D. Smith (Little, Brown & Co., 2000)

Bill Monroe:  The Life And Music Of The Blue Grass Man by Tom Ewing (University of Illinois Press, 2018)

Blue Grass Boy:  The Story Of Bill Monroe, Father Of Bluegrass Music by Barb Rosenstock with illustrations by Edwin Fotheringham (Calkins Creek, 2018) 

Special mention:  we included a birthday celebration within a birthday celebration, as today also happens to be the birthdate of Lou Reid (born September 13, 1954).  To that end, we shared Monroe songs that Lou Reid has recorded over the years with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, as a guest on a recording by Mark Newton & Larry Stephenson, and with his own band, Lou Reid & Carolina.  

Hope you enjoyed today's Monroe-centric broadcast.  If you have any questions or comments during our pre-recorded programs, please don't hesitate to send an email to bgcafe@gmail.com or give our Facebook page a like (www.facebook.com/WHUS.BluegrassCafe)

Have a great week, and stay healthy!

Amy O.          

SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL 

• Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
• My Music Comes From Bill / Spinney Brothers / Tried & True / Mountain Fever Records
• Kentucky King / Larry Cordle, Glen Duncan & Lonesome Standard Time / Larry Cordle, Glen Duncan & Lonesome Standard Time / Sugar Hill
• Bill Monroe's Ol' Mandolin / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road / Bill Monroe's Ol' Mandolin / Pinecastle
• From Rock & Roll To Bill Monroe / Tommy Webb / From Rock & Roll To Bill Monroe / Kindred Records
• Is The Grass Any Bluer (On The Other Side) / Rhonda Vincent & the Rage / All The Rage, Volume One / Upper Management Music
• Mule Skinner Blues / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1940-1946 / JSP Records
• What Is Home Without Love? / Monroe Brothers / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1936 / JSP Records
• Have A Feast Here Tonight / Monroe Brothers / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1937-1938 / JSP Records
• Will You Be Loving Another Man / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1946-1949 / JSP Records
• True Life Blues / Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard / O Sister! / Rounder
• Highway Of Sorrow / Johnson Mountain Boys / Live At The Birchmere / Rounder
• Frog On A Lily Pad / Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show / Take Me Back / Pinecastle
• Close By / Dailey & Vincent / Bill Monroe's Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• I'm On My Way To The Old Home / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1950-1951 / JSP Records
• My Little Georgia Rose / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / Live In Holland / Strictly Country Records
• Tall Timber / Bluegrass Album Band / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Doghouse Blues / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Heavy Traffic Ahead / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1940-1946 / JSP Records
• Panhandle Country / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1957-1958 / JSP Records
• Can't You Hear Me Callin' / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1946-1949 / JSP Records
• My Florida Sunshine / Claire Lynch / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Used To Be / Gibson Brothers Bluegrass Band / Underneath A Harvest Moon / Big Elm Records
• I Was Left On The Street / Peter Rowan / The First Whippoorwill / Sugar Hill
• Wheel Hoss / Jimmy Gaudreau's Bluegrass Unit / Live In Holland / Strictly Country Records
• I'm Lonesome I'm Blue / Del McCoury Band / Old Memories:  The Songs Of Bill Monroe / McCoury Music
• I Hope You Have Learned / Adcock, Gaudreau, Waller, Gray / The Country Gentlemen Reunion Band / RadioTherapy Records
• Thinking About You / David Peterson & 1946 / David Peterson & 1946 / Self-Produced
• In Despair / Lou Reid & Carolina / My Own Set Of Rules / Rural Rhythm
• Molly And Tenbrooks / Larry Stephenson & Mark Newton with Lou Reid / Live At Mr. B's / B's Records
• Toy Heart / Ricky Skaggs / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Come Back To Me In My Dreams / Balsam Range with Joe Diffie / Marching Home / Mountain Home
• Rawhide / Ronnie McCoury / True Life Blues:  The Songs Of Bill Monroe / Sugar Hill
• Six Feet Under The Ground / Audie Blaylock & Redline / Bill Monroe--100th Year Celebration / Rural Rhythm
• Out In The Cold World / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Live In Prague, Czech Republic / Billy Blue Records
• Walls Of Time / Johnson Mountain Boys / Walls Of Time / Rounder
• Uncle Pen / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1950-1951 / JSP Records
• Old Brown County Barn / Michael Cleveland / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• What Would You Give In Exchange? / Monroe Brothers / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1936 / JSP Records
• River Of Death / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Rock My Soul / Sugar Hill
• The Old Crossroads / Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice / Skaggs & Rice / Sugar Hill
• Lord Protect My Soul / IIIrd Tyme Out / Live At The MAC / Rounder
• Shine Hallelujah Shine / Bluegrass Band / Shine Hallelujah Shine, Volume 2 / Hay Holler
• I'm Working On A Building / Neon Valley Boys / Bluegrass / Sudden Comfort Records
• You're Drifting Away / Nashville Bluegrass Band / To Be His Child / Rounder
• Let The Light Shine Down / Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice / Heartaches And Dreams / Rebel
• The Boat Of Love / Balsam Range / Marching Home / Mountain Home
• Drifting Too Far From The Shore / Boone Creek / The Stained Glass Hour / Rounder
• I'm Travelin' On And On / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1946-1949 / JSP Records
• The Little Community Church / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / A School Of Bluegrass / Crossroads
• A Voice From On High / Stanley Brothers / 20th Century Masters / Mercury
• Cryin' Holy / J.D. Crowe & the New South / The Stained Glass Hour / Rounder
• I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling / Joe Val & the New England Bluegrass Boys / Diamond Joe / Rounder
• Wicked Path Of Sin / Blue Highway / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Get Down On Your Knees And Pray / Alan O'Bryant, Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, Roland White / True Life Blues:  The Songs Of Bill Monroe / Sugar Hill
• Mansions For Me / Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press / Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration / Rounder
• Beautiful Life / Country Gentlemen / Let The Light Shine Down / Rebel
• That Home Above / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, 1946-1949 / JSP Records
• Watermelon On The Vine / Del McCoury Band / Old Memories:  The Songs Of Bill Monroe / McCoury Music