Decca matrix NA 2782. Footprints in the snow / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Footprints in the snow (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Musical group) | |
| Bill Monroe (leader) | |
| Jimmy Martin (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Bill Monroe (vocalist) | |
| Ernie Newton (instrumentalist : string bass) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered by Decca as 83131. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Monroe (vocals, mandolin), James H. "Jimmy" Martin (guitar, lead vocals), Sonny Osborne (banjo), Ernest "Ernie" Newton (bass), Charlie Cline (fiddle, baritone vocals), Boudeaux Bryant (bass vocals). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles also issued on CD Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15423/2. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 28416 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 9-28416 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-60074 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL-4327 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-4549 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-5010 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-5281 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-140 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | MCA MCA2-4090 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | MCA (England) MCF-2696 | |
| 7/8/1952 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15423/2 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 2782. Footprints in the snow / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346500/NA_2782-Footprints_in_the_snow.
Decca matrix NA 2782. Footprints in the snow / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346500/NA_2782-Footprints_in_the_snow.
"Decca matrix NA 2782. Footprints in the snow / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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