Blue Grass Boys

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1939, Died Ceased 1996

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

Notes: Leader: Bill Monroe.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 301 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-054518 10-in. 10/7/1940 Mule skinner blues Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal solo and yodeling Musical group  
Victor BS-054519 10-in. 10/7/1940 No letter in the mail Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BS-054520 10-in. 10/7/1940 Cryin' holy unto the Lord Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe Male vocal quartet, with guitar and mandolin Musical group  
Victor BS-054521 10-in. 10/7/1940 Six white horses Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BS-054522 10-in. 10/7/1940 Dog house blues Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal solo and yodeling Musical group  
Victor BS-054523 10-in. 10/7/1940 I wonder if you feel the way I do? Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BS-054524 10-in. 10/7/1940 Katy Hill Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band Musical group  
Victor BS-054525 10-in. 10/7/1940 Tennessee blues Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band Musical group  
Victor BS-071070 10-in. 10/2/1941 Shake my mother's hand for me Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with vocal Musical group  
Victor BS-071071 10-in. 10/2/1941 Were you there Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with vocal Musical group  
Victor BS-071072 10-in. 10/2/1941 Blue yodel no. 7 Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal solo and yodeling Musical group  
Victor BS-071073 10-in. 10/2/1941 The coupon song Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BS-071074 10-in. 10/2/1941 Orange Blossom special Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal duet and talk Musical group  
Victor BS-071075 10-in. 10/2/1941 Honky tonk swing Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band Musical group  
Victor BS-071076 10-in. 10/2/1941 In the pines Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe String band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Victor BS-071077 10-in. 10/2/1941 Back up and push Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe Instrumental trio Musical group  
Columbia C4354 10-in. 2/13/1945 Rocky road blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C4355 10-in. 2/13/1945 Kentucky waltz Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C4356 10-in. 2/13/1945 True life blues Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys Male vocal duet, with string band Musical group  
Columbia C4358 10-in. 2/13/1945 Goodbye old pal Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C4359 10-in. 2/13/1945 Footprints in the snow Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys Male vocal solo, with string band Musical group  
Columbia C4360 10-in. 2/13/1945 Blue grass special Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band Musical group  
Columbia CCO4605 10-in. 9/16/1946 Heavy traffic ahead Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4607 10-in. 9/16/1946 Blue moon of Kentucky Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4608 10-in. 9/16/1946 Toy heart Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
(Results 1-25 of 301 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blue Grass Boys," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103722.

Blue Grass Boys. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103722.

"Blue Grass Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103722

External Sources

Discogs: Blue Grass Boys

Allmusic: Blue Grass Boys

Britannica: Blue Grass Boys

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Blue Grass Boys - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82091536

Wikidata: Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3520034

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/143903656

MusicBrainz: Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/624db6ea-1afb-4a3c-8092-5acfd2cb4a33

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/570253

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