Country Music Hall of Fame (MCA MCAD 10082) is a Bill Monroe compilation released by MCA Records to mark his 1970 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame — the first inductee from what he had named and defined as bluegrass music. The album gathers recordings from Monroe's extensive MCA/Decca catalog, documenting the Father of Bluegrass across different periods and configurations of the Blue Grass Boys. Personnel listed in the catalog includes Kenny Baker on fiddle, Buddy Spicher, Ricky Skaggs, Mark Hembree, Wayne Lewis, Blake Williams, and Dale Sellers — a cross-section of the sidemen who recorded with Monroe during his later Decca/MCA period. The compilation provides an accessible survey of Monroe's studio recordings for the label and reflects the commercial function such releases served in presenting the catalog of an artist whose historical significance was becoming more widely acknowledged.
Tracklist
- 1 New Mule Skinner Blues 2:29
- 2 Uncle Pen - Single Version 2:44
- 3 Walking In Jerusalem 1:59
- 4 On and On alt version 2:46
- 5 White House Blues alt version 2:12
- 6 Happy On My Way 2:09
- 7 Blue Moon of Kentucky alt version 2:07
- 8 Scotland 1:54
- 9 Midnight on the Stormy Deep alt version 4:04
- 10 Kentucky Mandolin alt version 3:04
- 11 Walk Softly on this Heart of Mine alt version 2:33
- 12 The Lee Weddin' Tune 1:54
- 13 Kentucky Waltz alt version 3:15
- 14 My Last Days On Earth 4:37
- 15 My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin’ alt version 2:52
- 16 Southern Flavor alt version 3:17