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Brakeman’s Blues

Source Recording: Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (1951)

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Key B Time 4/4

Verse × 4

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Song Details

Also Known As

The Brakeman's Blues

Songwriter

Jimmie Rodgers

First Release

Jimmie Rodgers (1928)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Classic Country Traditional Bluegrass Traditional Old-Time

Themes

Trains Rambling

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys

Album

Single: Brakeman's Blues (1951) Bluegrass Discography

Key B Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 102 BPM Length 2:37

Musicians

Bill Monroe — Lead Vocals, Mandolin
Jimmy Martin — Guitar
Rudy Lyle — Banjo
Hal Smith — Fiddle
Joel Price — Bass

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Other Notable Recordings

Jimmie Rodgers

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Single: Blue Yodel # 2 (1928) Discogs

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Musicians

Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys

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Hit Parade of Love: Live 1958-1960 (2001) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

Jimmy Martin

The Kentucky Colonels

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Long Journey Home (2006) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

Chris Thile

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How to Grow a Woman From the Ground (2006) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

The Del McCoury Band

Brakeman’s Blues

Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe (2011) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

Del McCoury and David Grisman

Brakeman’s Blues

Del and Dawg Live! (2012) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

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