Rocky Road Blues by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

First released: 14 Jan 1946, Length: 2:36
matrix C4354-1, first released 1946

Creators (7)

Instruments

1. Bill Monroe (13 Feb 1945) mandolin
2. Chubby Wise (13 Feb 1945) fiddle
3. Howard Watts (13 Feb 1945) double bass
4. Stringbean (13 Feb 1945) banjo
5. Tex Willis (13 Feb 1945) guitar
6. Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (13 Feb 1945) accordion

Vocals

1. Bill Monroe (13 Feb 1945) lead vocals

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Rocky Road Blues (13 Feb 1945)
   

   Composer

   1. Bill Monroe

   Lyricist

   1. Bill Monroe

Releases containing this recording (19)

Official

Album

1. The Great Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys Apr 1961 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys

Album - Compilation

1. 16 All‐Time Greatest Hits Aug 1970 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
2. The Essential Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys: 1945–1949 1992 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
3. Blue Moon of Kentucky 1993 Bill Monroe
4. All Time Legends of Country Music 01 Nov 1994 Various Artists
5. Roots of Rock n’ Roll, Vol. 2: 1938–1946 1997 Various Artists
6. The Early Years 1998 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
7. The Father of Bluegrass: The Early Years 1940–1947 1999 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
8. American Roots: A History of American Folk Music 2000 Various Artists
9. As Good as It Gets: Bluegrass 2000 Various Artists
10. Bluegrass Bonanza 17 Sep 2001 Various Artists
11. Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936-1949 2002 Bill Monroe
12. All the Classic Releases 1937-1949 2003 Bill Monroe
13. The Roots of Rockabilly 1940–1953 31 May 2004 Various Artists
14. Can’t You Hear Me Callin’: Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music 28 Sep 2004 Various Artists
15. The Legend Lives On 21 Feb 2005 Bill Monroe
16. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & Hillbilly Music: Country & Western Hit Parade - 1946 2008 Various Artists
17. The Father of Bluegrass: The Essential Recordings 2014 Bill Monroe

Single

1. Rocky Road Blues / Kentucky Waltz 14 Jan 1946 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys