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Mule Skinner Blues by Bill Monroe

First released: Dec 1940, Length: 2:44
1940-10-07

Creators (4)

Instruments

  1. Bill Monroe (07 Oct 1940) guitar
  2. Bill Wesbrooks (07 Oct 1940) double bass
  3. Tommy Magness (07 Oct 1940) fiddle

Vocals

  1. Bill Monroe (07 Oct 1940) lead vocals

Works (2)

Recording Of

  1. Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (07 Oct 1940)

    Composer

    1. Jimmie Rodgers

    Lyricist

    1. Jimmie Rodgers
  2. New Mule Skinner Blues

    Composer

    1. Jimmie Rodgers

    Lyricist

    1. Vaughn Horton

Releases containing this recording (21)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Mule Skinner Blues 1991 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
  2. The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers 1997 Bill Monroe
  3. American Yodeling 1911–1946 13 Mar 1998 Various Artists
  4. American Pop: An Audio History: From Minstrels to Mojo: On Record, 1893-1946 19 May 1998 Various Artists
  5. The Father of Bluegrass: The Early Years 1940–1947 1999 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
  6. Country Music: Changing Times: Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, West Coast, Western Swing… 1940–1948 1999 Various Artists
  7. American Roots: A History of American Folk Music 2000 Various Artists
  8. Bluegrass Bonanza 17 Sep 2001 Various Artists
  9. The Early Stars of The Grand Ole Opry 2001 Various Artists
  10. Bona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain Music 2002 Various Artists
  11. Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936-1949 2002 Bill Monroe
  12. All the Classic Releases 1937-1949 2003 Bill Monroe
  13. Texas Baby 2003 Various Artists
  14. The Ultimate Yodelling Collection 2003 Various Artists
  15. Can’t You Hear Me Callin’: Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music 28 Sep 2004 Various Artists
  16. When the Sun Goes Down, Volume 10: East Virginia Blues 2004 Various Artists
  17. The Essential Guide to Bluegrass 2007 Various Artists
  18. Yodeling Memories 2008 Various Artists
  19. Totally Essential Bluegrass 2009 Various Artists
  20. The Father of Bluegrass: The Essential Recordings 2014 Bill Monroe

Single

  1. Mule Skinner Blues / Six White Horses Dec 1940 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys