Bill Monroe has been a major influence in American music. On this release, artists including Sam Bush, Vassar Clements, Mike Compton, Jerry Douglas, Richard Greene, David Grier, David Grisman, John Hartford, Bobby Hicks, Mike Marshall, Scott Nygaard, Mollie O'Brien and Del McCoury pay tribute to "the father of bluegrass music." the record will be serviced to commercial, NPR, college and public radio as well as key press including Billboard, Gavin, USA Today and People.

Tracklist:

Molly and Tenbrooks - Bill Monroe
True Life Blues - Bill Monroe
I'm on My Way to the Old Home - Bill Monroe
Highway of Sorrow - Bill Monroe
Old Ebenezer Scrooge - Bill Monroe
Memories of You - Bill Monroe
Rawhide - Bill Monroe
Can't You Hear Me Callin' - Bill Monroe
Letter from My Darling - Bill Monroe
Sitting Alone in the Moonlight - Bill Monroe
Big Mon - Bill Monroe
Get Down on Your Knees and Pray - Bill Monroe
Used to Be - Bill Monroe
Scotland - Bill Monroe
Travelin' This Lonesome Road - Bill Monroe
Heavy Traffic Ahead - Bill Monroe
Little Cabin Home on the Hill - Bill Monroe

UPC: 015891220925
Label: Concord Records
Release Date: 10.15.96
Format: CD

True Life Blues - True Life Blues: Songs of Bill Monroe / Various (CD)