Maybe I'm the odd duck, but I love the Monroe discs from the 80s+. The old man just kept getting better and better IMHO. And I also love all of the Jimmy Campbell records (Pieces of Time, Young Opry Fiddler and the rare cassette tape Top of the Morning). MAN that boy could play! One of the best...
B On Sep 2, 8:55 am, Don Grieser <[email protected]> wrote: > Jimmy Campbell's "Pieces of Time" is one of those out of print CDs. > Monroe plays mandolin on all of it, I think, and it's one of the last > recordings Monroe made. It contains "The Chilly Winds of Shannon" and > a blues tune Bill wrote for one of Jimmy's sons. > > The 50's Monroe recordings with Jimmy Martin rate right up there. > Monroe's power/downstroke playing really grabbed me early on when I > was starting in on his style and it still does. > > > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 6:59 AM, 14strings<[email protected]> wrote: > > > I agree......the 50-58 period has some mean sounding stuff on > > it....the "Sally Jo" > > on there is unlike any other Monroe cut I've heard. 59-69 starts to > > get a more polished sound when Rowan, Keith and Greene enter the > > scene. The first one with the Monroe Brother's and "The Band" is > > essential too. > > > Neil Rosenberg's book seems to be the source when it comes to tracking > > this stuff. > > According to that book there are quite a few cuts (some of those > > obscure latter day fiddle tunes) that Monroe guested. But sadly many > > of those records are out of print. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
