Decca matrix NA 2371. Brake man's blues / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Brake man's blues (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Musical group) | |
| Rudy Lyle (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Jimmy Martin (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Bill Monroe (vocalist) | |
| Bill Monroe (instrumentalist : mandolin) | |
| Joel Price (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| James "Hal" Smith (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Bill Monroe (leader) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered by Decca as 80791. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Monroe (vocals, mandolin), James H. "Jimmy" Martin (guitar), Rudy Lyle (banjo), Joel Price (bass), James "Hal" Smith (fiddle). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles also issued on CD Bear Farnily (Germany) BCD 15423/1. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/29/1951 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 46380 | |
| 3/29/1951 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 9-46380 | |
| 3/29/1951 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15423/1 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 2371. Brake man's blues / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys," accessed December 21, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346089/NA_2371-Brake_mans_blues.
Decca matrix NA 2371. Brake man's blues / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 21, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346089/NA_2371-Brake_mans_blues.
"Decca matrix NA 2371. Brake man's blues / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 21 December 2025.
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