BILL MONROE & THE BLUEGRASS BOYS: Live Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record Volume 1

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

1 Watermelon Hanging on the Vine
2 Roanoke
3 Brakeman's Blues
4 Close By
5 Kentucky Waltz
6 Blue Grass Stomp
7 Blue Moon of Kentucky
8 I'm Working on a Building
9 Angels Rock Me to Sleep
10 Wheel Hoss
11 Watermelon Hanging on the Vine
12 Katy Hill
13 True Life Blues
14 I Live in the Past
15 Wayfaring Stranger
16 Fire on the Mountain
17 Blue Grass Breakdown
18 Raw Hide
19 Y'all Come
20 Cotton-Eyed Joe
21 Get Up John
22 White House Blues
23 Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
24 Kansas City Railroad Blues
25 The Walls of Time
26 When He Reached Down His Hand for Me
27 Monroe Family Segment