Decca matrix NA 10163. I saw the light / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I saw the light (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Musical group) | |
| Kenny Baker (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Bessie Lee Mauldin (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Edd Mayfield (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Edd Mayfield (vocalist) | |
| Bill Monroe (vocalist) | |
| Bill Monroe (instrumentalist : mandolin) | |
| Bill Monroe (leader) | |
| Gordon Terry (vocalist) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered by Decca as 104726. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Monroe (tenor vocals, mandolin), Edd Mayfield (guitar, lead vocals), Bessie Lee Mauldin (bass), Kenny Baker (baritone vocal), Gordon Terry (bass vocals). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles issued on Decca DL(7)-8769, MCA MCA-527, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/25/1958 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-8769 | |
| 2/25/1958 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studio | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-527 | |
| 2/25/1958 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Film & Recording Studio | [A] | Master | MCA (England) MCF-2696 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 10163. I saw the light / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000348249/NA_10163-I_saw_the_light.
Decca matrix NA 10163. I saw the light / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000348249/NA_10163-I_saw_the_light.
"Decca matrix NA 10163. I saw the light / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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