The Music of Bill Monroe

Spanning over 1,000 separate performances, The Music of Bill Monroe presents a complete chronological list of all of Bill Monroes commercially released sound and visual recordings. Each chapter begins with a narrative describing Monroes life and career at that point, bringing in producers, sidemen, and others as they become part of the story. The narratives read like a whos who of bluegrass, connecting Monroe to the musics larger history and containing many fascinating stories. The second part of each chapter presents the discography. Information here includes the sessions place, date, time, and producer; master/matrix numbers, song/tune titles, composer credits, personnel, instruments, and vocals; and catalog/release numbers and reissue data. The only complete bio-discography of this American musical icon, The Music of Bill Monroe is the starting point for any study of Monroes contributions as a composer, interpreter, and performer.