Decca matrix NA 9177. Used to be / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Used to be (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Musical group) | |
| Bill Monroe (leader) | |
| Charlie Cline (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Bessie Lee Mauldin (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Bill Monroe (vocalist) | |
| Bill Monroe (instrumentalist : mandolin) | |
| Joe Stuart (instrumentalist : banjo) |
Additional Information
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered by Decca as 88683. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Monroe (vocals, mandolin), Charlie Cline (guitar), Joe Stuart (banjo), Bessie Lee Mauldin (bass), Gordon Terry, Bobby Hicks, Vassar Clements (fiddle). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles also issued on CD Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15423/3. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/16/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Bradley Film and Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Coral CB-20099 | |
| 9/16/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Bradley Film and Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Vocalion VL7-3702 | |
| 9/16/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Bradley Film and Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15423/3 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 9177. Used to be / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000347263/NA_9177-Used_to_be.
Decca matrix NA 9177. Used to be / 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/2000347263/NA_9177-Used_to_be.
"Decca matrix NA 9177. Used to be / 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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