Decca matrix NA 2379. The sailor's plea / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered by Decca as 80921. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Monroe (vocals, mandolrn), James "Hal" Smith (fiddle), Thomas Grady Martin, Loren Otis "Jack" Shook (guitar), Ernest "Ernie" Newton (bass), Farris Coursey (drums). |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/23/1951 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 28183 | |
| 4/23/1951 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 9-28183 | |
| 4/23/1951 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Coral CB-20099 | |
| 4/23/1951 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Vocalion VL7-3702 | |
| 4/23/1951 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15423/2 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 2379. The sailor's plea / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000346097/NA_2379-The_sailors_plea.
Decca matrix NA 2379. The sailor's plea / 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/2000346097/NA_2379-The_sailors_plea.
"Decca matrix NA 2379. The sailor's plea / 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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