Decca matrix NA 10047. A lonesome road (to travel) / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| A lonesome road (to travel) (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Musical group) | |
| Bill Monroe (leader) | |
| Kenny Baker (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Jimmy Elrod (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Douglas (Doug) Kershaw (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Bill Monroe (vocalist) | |
| Bill Monroe (instrumentalist : mandolin) | |
| Allen Dale Potter (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Joe Stuart (instrumentalist : banjo) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered by Decca as 103939. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Monroe (mandolin, vocals), Douglas Kershaw (guitar), Joe Stuart (banjo), Jimmy Elrod (bass), Kenny Baker, Dale Potter (fiddle). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles issued on Decca DL-8731, CD Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15423/4. |
| Ruppli additional catalog number(s): CD Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15423/4. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/15/1957 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL-8731 | |
| 12/15/1957 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Coral CB-20099 | |
| 12/15/1957 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Vocalion VL7-3702 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 10047. A lonesome road (to travel) / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000348133/NA_10047-A_lonesome_road_to_travel.
Decca matrix NA 10047. A lonesome road (to travel) / 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/2000348133/NA_10047-A_lonesome_road_to_travel.
"Decca matrix NA 10047. A lonesome road (to travel) / 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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