Decca matrix NA 12030. When the bees are in the hive / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| When the bees are in the hive (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (Musical group) | |
| Frank Buchanan (vocalist) | |
| Paul Anthony "Tony" Ellis (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Bessie Lee Mauldin (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Bill Monroe (vocalist) | |
| Bill Monroe (instrumentalist : mandolin) | |
| Harold "Red" Stanley (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Owen Bradley (leader) | |
| Bill Monroe (leader) | |
| Benny Williams (instrumentalist : violin) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered by Decca as 112152. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Bill Monroe (vocals, mandolin), Benny Williams, Harold "Red" Stanley (fiddle), Frank Buchanan (guitar), Tony Ellis (banjo), Bessie Lee Mauldin (bass), Owen Bradley (leader). |
| Ruppli session note: All titles issued on CD Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15529/2. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/26/1962 Nashville, Tennessee. Columbia Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL7-4382 | |
| 4/26/1962 Nashville, Tennessee. Columbia Recording Studio | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-97 | |
| 4/26/1962 Nashville, Tennessee. Columbia Recording Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15529/2 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 12030. When the bees are in the hive / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000350116/NA_12030-When_the_bees_are_in_the_hive.
Decca matrix NA 12030. When the bees are in the hive / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000350116/NA_12030-When_the_bees_are_in_the_hive.
"Decca matrix NA 12030. When the bees are in the hive / Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.
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