John EckmanBill Monroe, Bill Monroe & Friends, 1983 on MCA Records
Bill Monroe sometimes gets called the “Father of Bluegrass” – no doubt he’s a pretty foundational figure and his Blue Grass Boys may be the source of the genre’s name.
This is a great collection of later Bill Monroe (he passed in 1996) doing duets with performers who admire him and his legacy. The guesting “friends” here include:
- Oak Ridge Boys
- Willie Nelson
- Ricky Scaggs
- Johnny Cash
- Emmylou Harris
- Barbara Mandrell
- Larry, Rudy, and Steve Gatlin
- Waylon Jennings
- John Hartford
- Mel Tillis
Each song is preceded by a little spoken word intro.
My copy is a Gloversville US pressing with Masterfonics mastering from 1983 – via Vinyl Destination in Lowell MA.
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