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Set One
Watermelon Hangin' On That Vine
22
4138-TRACK
Band Intros
51
4139-TRACK
Panhandle Country
125
4140-TRACK
Dark Hollow
139
4141-TRACK
On And On
167
4142-TRACK
Devil's Dream
154
4143-TRACK
Love's Gonna Live Here
124
4144-TRACK
Dreaming Of A Little Cabin
161
4145-TRACK
Muleskinner Blues
152
4146-TRACK
Footprints In The Snow
112
4147-TRACK
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
136
4148-TRACK
Rawhide
151
4149-TRACK
John Henry
164
4150-TRACK
I Saw the Light
132
4151-TRACK
Waiting For Bea
91
4152-TRACK
What Would You Give In Exchange?
300
4153-TRACK
Uncle Pen
155
4154-TRACK
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
145
4155-TRACK
Y'All Come
63
4156-TRACK
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Show Notes
by David Grisman
This classic 1963 edition of Monroe's band featuring the revolutionary banjo playing of Bill Keith and the high lonesome sound of Del McCoury at the beginning of his career as a singer and rhythm guitaristówas recorded by David Grisman at one of America's finest pre-civil war concert halls.
Live at Mechanics Hall features over 12 songs never released by this configuration, including two tracks featuring Bill's daughter Melissa Monroe and the only recorded Monroe duet with Bea Lilly of the Lilly Brothers.
This concert provides a glimpse of Bill Monroe at a time when he was putting a lot of energy into his performances. Stand-out tracks like "On and On," "John Henry," "Blue Ridge Mt. Blues" and a blistering version of "Rawhide" shows Monroeís determination to keep up with the musical challenges presented by the hot young musicians in his band. Reflecting on his time with Monroe, Del McCoury states, "Iíve learned a lot from Bill, and Iíve learned that a lot of jazz, country and blues musicians wish they had gotten to be Blue Grass Boys. I was lucky to have gotten to play with him."
In 1963 Bill Monroe was on the brink of becoming an icon of American music. Performances like these helped propel him to that status in his legendary career.
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JOSH — 9/7/2008 9:02:29 PM
"(In response to other post) Nuff Said."
John Smallwood — 2/13/2005 1:49:25 PM
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