VA - Bluegrass Bonanza (Mini Lp Sleeve) [4CD Box set] (2001)

Monster 109 track set tracing the history of bluegrass from the early days of the country string bands of the 20s & 30s through to 1950 with works by it's greatest exponents, Bill Monroe & Flatt & Scruggs. All the major artists are featured, The Stanley Brothers, Ernest V. Stoneman, Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, Grandpa Jones, The Delmore Brothers & Uncle Dave Macon plus many more. Includes 40 page illustrated booklet. Four standard jewel cases housed in a slip-box. 2001.
Track Listing:

CD 1:

1. Hop Light Ladies - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
2. Ain't Nobody's Business - Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers
3. Carve That Possum - Uncle Dave Macon
4. Unlucky Road To Washington - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
5. Hold The Woodpile Down - Uncle Dave Macon
6. Go Along Mule - Uncle Dave Macon
7. I Get My Whiskey From Rockingham - Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers
8. Red Hot Breakdown - Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers
9. Careless Love - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
10. Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line - Uncle Dave Macon
11. Sally Goodin - Ernest V. Stoneman & His Dixie Mountaineers
12. Susie Lee - Uncle Dave Macon
13. Western Kentucky Limited - Hack String Band
14. Hard To Love - Appalachia Vagabond (Hayes Shepherd)
15. Shady Grove - Prairie Ramblers
16. Hawkins Rag - Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers
17. When The Train Comes Along - Uncle Dave Macon
18. Tanner's Boarding House - Gid Tanner/Riley Puckett
19. On Tanner's Farm - Gid Tanner/Riley Puckett
20. Are You From Dixie - Blue Sky Boys
21. East Texas Drag - East Texas
22. If The River Was Whiskey - Charlie Poole & His North Carolina Ramblers
23. Jackson Stomp - Mississippi Mud Steppers
24. I'll Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Buster Carter/Preston Young

CD 2:

1. New River Train - Monroe Brothers
2. On The Banks Of The Ohio - Monroe Brothers
3. Rosa Lee McFall - Charlie Monroe
4. Just A Song Of Old Kentucky - Monroe Brothers
5. Don't Forget Me - Monroe Brothers
6. I'm Thinking Tonight Of The Old Folks - Monroe Brothers
7. Weepin' Willow Tree - Monroe Brothers
8. No Home No Place To Pillow My Head - Charlie Monroe's Boys
9. The Great Speckled Bird - Charlie Monroe's Boys
10. Bringin' In The Georgia Mill - Charlie Monroe
11. Once I Had A Darlin' Mother - Charlie Monroe's Boys
12. Mother's Not Dead She's Only Sleeping - Charlie Monroe
13. Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe
14. No Letter In The Mail - Bill Monroe
15. Six White Horses - Bill Monroe
16. Dog House Blues - Bill Monroe
17. I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do - Bill Monroe
18. Katy Hill - Bill Monroe
19. Tennessee Blues - Bill Monroe
20. Blue Yodel No.7 - Bill Monroe
21. Orange Blossom Special - Bill Monroe
22. Honky Tonk Swing - Bill Monroe
23. In The Pines - Bill Monroe
24. Back Up And Push - Bill Monroe
25. Rocky Road Blues - Bill Monroe
26. Footprints In The Snow - Bill Monroe

CD 3:

1. Banjo Pickin' Girl - Coon Creek Girls
2. Little Birdie - Coon Creek Girls
3. It's Raining Here This Morning - Grandpa Jones
4. Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains - Delmore Brothers
5. I'm Lonesome Without You - Delmore Brothers
6. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Brownsferry Four
7. Rattlesnake Daddy - Bailey Brothers
8. Happy Valley Special - Bailey Brothers
9. Alabama - Bailey Brothers
10. John Henry - Bailey Brothers
11. I Will Never Marry - Bailey Brothers
12. Cotton Eyed Joe - Stanley Brothers
13. Death Is Only A Dream - Stanley Brothers
14. I Can Tell You The Time - Stanley Brothers
15. Mountain Dew - Grandpa Jones
16. Cabin Home In Caroline - Armstrong Twins
17. Three Miles South Of Cash In Arkansas - Armstrong Twins
18. Mother No Longer Waits For Me - Stanley Brothers
19. I'm Going To Make Heaven My Home - Flatt & Scruggs
20. Farewell Blues - Flatt & Scruggs
21. The Jealous Lover - Stanley Brothers
22. My Cabin in The Hills Of Caroline - Flatt & Scruggs
23. The Rambler's Blues - Stanley Brothers
24. Come Here Soon - Curly Fox
25. Run Mountain - J.E. Mainer
26. Baby Girl - Armstrong Twins
27. Let Me Be Your Friend - Stanley Brothers
28. Beautiful Brown Eyes - Bailey Brothers
29. Arkansas Special - Armstrong Twins
30. Uncle Eph's Got The Coon - Grandpa Jones

CD 4:

1. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
2. Toy Heart - Bill Monroe
3. Blue Yodel No.4 - Bill Monroe
4. Will You Be Loving Another Man - Bill Monroe
5. The Girl Behind The Bar - Stanley Brothers
6. The Little Glass Of Wine - Stanley Brothers
7. My Rose Of Old Kentucky - Bill Monroe
8. Bluegrass Breakdown - Bill Monroe
9. Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong - Bill Monroe
10. When You Are Lonely - Bill Monroe
11. Little Maggie - Stanley Brothers
12. Old Rattler - Grandpa Jones
13. Molly & Tenbrooks - Stanley Brothers
14. Blue Grass Stomp - Bill Monroe
15. The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band - Bill Monroe
16. We'll Meet Again Sweetheart - Flatt & Scruggs
17. Our Darling's Gone - Stanley Brothers
18. Is It Too Late - Flatt & Scruggs
19. Poor Ellen Smith - Molly O'Day
20. So Happy I'll Be - Flatt & Scruggs
21. God Loves His Children - Flatt & Scruggs
22. Baby Blue Eyes - Flatt & Scruggs
23. Why Don't You Tell Me So - Flatt & Scruggs
24. New Mule Skinner Blues - Bill Monroe
25. Uncle Penn - Bill Monroe
26. My Little Girl In Tennessee - Flatt & Scruggs
27. I'll Never Shed Another Tear - Flatt & Scruggs
28. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs
29. I'm Blue And I'm Lonesome - Bill Monroe