Live Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record Volume 1

Previously unreleased recordings from the 1950s and '60s of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys (alongside Bill's brothers Charlie and Birch) include concert performances, jam sessions, and festival workshops. This 75-minute collection captures Monroe with Peter Rowan, Bill Keith, Tex Logan, Bobby Hicks, Del McCoury, Hazel Dickens, Roland White, and many, many more. This album also includes rare photos and extensive notes by Ralph Rinzler. This recording, "...culled from both concerts and picking parties, reveals what a holy terror [Monroe] was in front of an audience—even of friends, at 4:45 a.m." — Newsweek

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Track Listing

101	Watermelon Hanging on the Vine	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	00:37
102	Roanoke	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	01:20
103	Brakeman's Blues	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:42
104	Close By	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:27
105	Kentucky Waltz	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:26
106	Bluegrass Stomp	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:16
107	Blue Moon of Kentucky	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:02
108	I'm Working on a Building	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	01:56
109	Angels Rock Me to Sleep	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	01:56
110	Wheel Hoss	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:01
111	Watermelon Hanging on the Vine	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	00:56
112	Katy Hill	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:45
113	True Life Blues	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:40
114	I Live in the Past	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:44
115	Wayfaring Stranger	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	04:31
116	Fire on the Mountain	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	03:46
117	Bluegrass Breakdown	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	03:18
118	Raw Hide	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:47
119	Y'All Come	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	00:52
120	Cotton-Eyed Joe	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	03:26
121	Get Up John	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:39
122	White House Blues	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:05
123	Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:37
124	Kansas City Railroad Blues	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	03:01
125	The Walls of Time	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	04:10
126	When He Reached Down His Hand for Me	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	02:48
127	Monroe Family Segment: Paddy on the Turnpike / How Old are You Pretty Little Miss? / He Will Set Your Fields on Fire / Durang's Hornpipe / I Know My Lord's Gonna Lead Me Out (medley)	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	09:47