Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - The Essential Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys (1945-1949

DISC 1:

The First Columbia Session: Chicago, Illinois February 13, 1945

1. Rocky Road Blues
2. Kentucky Waltz
3. True Life Blues
4. Nobody Loves Me
5. Goodbye Old Pal
6. Footprints In The Snow
7. Blue Grass Special
8. Come Back To Me In My Dreams

The Second Columbia Session: Chicago, Illinois September 16,1946
9. Heavy Traffic Ahead
10. Why Did You Wander?
11. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
12. Toy Heart
13. Summertime Is Past And Gone
14. Mansions For Me
15. Mother's Only Sleeping
16. Blue Yodel No. 4

The Third Columbia Session: Chicago, Illinois September 17, 1946
17. Will You Be Loving Another Man?
18. How Will I Explain About You?
19. Shining Path
20. Wicked Path Of Sin

DISC 2:
The Fourth Session: Chicago, Illinois October 27, 1947
1. I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky
2. It's Mighty Dark To Travel
3. I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling
4. Little Cabin Home On The Hill
5. My Rose Of Old Kentucky
6. Blue Grass Breakdown
7. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
8. The Old Cross Road

The Fifth Columbia Session: Chicago, Illinois October 28, 1947
9. That Home Above
10. Remember The Cross
11. Little Community Church
12. Along About Daybreak
13. When You Are Lonely
14. Molly And Tenbrooks (The Racehorse Song)
15. Shine Hallelujah Shine
16. I'm Travellin' On And On

The Sixth Columbia Session: Nashville, Tennessee Castle Studios October 22, 1949
17. Can't You Hear Me Callin'
18. Travelin' This Lonseome Road
19. Blue Grass Stomp
20. The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band