Live Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record Volume 1

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

Track Listing

101	Watermelon Hanging on the Vine	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	0:37
102	Roanoke	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	1:20
103	Brakeman's Blues	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:42
104	Close By	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:27
105	Kentucky Waltz	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:26
106	Bluegrass Stomp	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:16
107	Blue Moon of Kentucky	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:02
108	I'm Working on a Building	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	1:56
109	Angels Rock Me to Sleep	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	1:56
110	Wheel Hoss	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:01
111	Watermelon Hanging on the Vine	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	0:56
112	Katy Hill	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:45
113	True Life Blues	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:40
114	I Live in the Past	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:44
115	Wayfaring Stranger	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	4:31
116	Fire on the Mountain	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	3:46
117	Bluegrass Breakdown	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	3:18
118	Raw Hide	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:47
119	Y'All Come	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	0:52
120	Cotton-Eyed Joe	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	3:26
121	Get Up John	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:39
122	White House Blues	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:05
123	Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:37
124	Kansas City Railroad Blues	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	3:01
125	The Walls of Time	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	4:10
126	When He Reached Down His Hand for Me	Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys	2:48
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	9:47