Monroe Brothers

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

Notes: Vocal duet consisting of Charlie and Bill Monroe performed from 1930–1938. Brother Birch Monroe sang with them as a trio in earlier years.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-99193 10-in. 2/17/1936 My long journey home Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-99194 10-in. 2/17/1936 What is home without love Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-99195 10-in. 2/17/1936 What would you give in exchange? Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-99196 10-in. 2/17/1936 Little red shoes Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-99197 10-in. 2/17/1936 Nine pound hammer is too heavy Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-99198 10-in. 2/17/1936 On some foggy mountain top Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and yodeling Vocal group  
Victor BS-99199 10-in. 2/17/1936 Drifting too far from the shore Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-99200 10-in. 2/17/1936 In my dear Southern home Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and yodeling Vocal group  
Victor BS-99201 10-in. 2/17/1936 New River train Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-99202 10-in. 2/17/1936 This world is not my home Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102739 10-in. 6/21/1936 Watermelon hangin' on that vine Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102740 10-in. 6/21/1936 On the banks of the Ohio Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102741 10-in. 6/21/1936 Do you call that religion? Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102742 10-in. 6/21/1936 God holds the future in his hands Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102743 10-in. 6/21/1936 You've got to walk that lonesome valley Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102744 10-in. 6/21/1936 Six months ain't long Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102745 10-in. 6/21/1936 Just a song of old Kentucky Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102746 10-in. 6/21/1936 Don't forget me Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102747 10-in. 6/21/1936 I'm going Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-102748 10-in. 6/21/1936 Darling Corey Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02538 10-in. 10/12/1936 My Saviour's train Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02539 10-in. 10/12/1936 I am thinking tonight of the old folks Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02540 10-in. 10/12/1936 Dreamed I searched heaven for you Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02541 10-in. 10/12/1936 The old crossroad Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02542 10-in. 10/12/1936 The forgotten soldier boy Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02543 10-in. 10/12/1936 We read of a place that's called heaven Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02544 10-in. 10/12/1936 Will the circle be unbroken Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02545 10-in. 10/12/1936 The saints go marching in Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02546 10-in. 10/12/1936 Roll in my sweet baby's arms Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-02547 10-in. 10/12/1936 Where is my sailor boy? Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07019 10-in. 2/15/1937 I am ready to go Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07020 10-in. 2/15/1937 What would the profit be? Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07021 10-in. 2/15/1937 Some glad day Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07022 10-in. 2/15/1937 I have found the way Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07023 10-in. 2/15/1937 I am going that way Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07024 10-in. 2/15/1937 Katy Cline Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07025 10-in. 2/15/1937 Roll on, buddy Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07026 10-in. 2/15/1937 Weeping willow tree Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07027 10-in. 2/15/1937 I'll live on Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-07028 10-in. 2/15/1937 Oh, hide you in the blood Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011875 10-in. 8/3/1937 What would you give in exchange?—part 2 Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011876 10-in. 8/3/1937 On that old gospel ship Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011877 10-in. 8/3/1937 What would you give in exchange?—part 3 Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011878 10-in. 8/3/1937 Let us be lovers again Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011879 10-in. 8/3/1937 All the good times are passed and gone Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011880 10-in. 8/3/1937 What would you give in exchange?—part 4 Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011881 10-in. 8/3/1937 On my way to glory Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011882 10-in. 8/3/1937 My last moving day Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011883 10-in. 8/3/1937 He will set your fields on fire Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-011884 10-in. 8/3/1937 Sinner, you better get ready Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018808 10-in. 1/28/1938 Have a feast here tonight Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018809 10-in. 1/28/1938 Goodbye, Maggie Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018810 10-in. 1/28/1938 Rollin' on Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018811 10-in. 1/28/1938 The old man's story Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018812 10-in. 1/28/1938 I've still got ninety-nine Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018813 10-in. 1/28/1938 Little Joe Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018814 10-in. 1/28/1938 A beautiful life Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018815 10-in. 1/28/1938 Pearly gates Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018816 10-in. 1/28/1938 On my way back home Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  
Victor BS-018817 10-in. 1/28/1938 When our Lord shall come again Monroe Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin Vocal group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Monroe Brothers," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111559.

Monroe Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111559.

"Monroe Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111559

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Monroe Brothers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001031875

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2400210

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121145493

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/763186

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