Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys on Austin City Limits in 1981

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4 жыл бұрын

Mostly from my collection of off-the-air video recordings on VHS cassettes, this is most of Bill Monroe's appearance on the seventh show of the sixth season of Austin City Limits, which originally aired in 1981. My notes indicate that I recorded excerpts of the program from a rerun In August of 1983. I filled in some of the gaps in my recording with material downloaded from Butch Robins' channel. The second set on that program featured "Riders in the Sky", the trio from Nashville. Two of their tunes can be seen and heard at: • Riders in the Sky - li... .

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@PatriotNC1 2 жыл бұрын

Take a good look at the best of the best. Bill Monroe will always be a legend.

@epage9919 2 жыл бұрын

Kenny's fiddle playing is sheer perfection throughout!

@kentuckymandolin Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@davidmckinney6577 Жыл бұрын

Kenny was the best

@rph111745 3 ай бұрын

G.O.A.T.

@jertzie 3 ай бұрын

There’s a reason Monroe called him the greatest fiddler in bluegrass. Thanks for posting this!

@jackcurtin5772 2 ай бұрын

Kenny who? Excellent

@susankruse9796 Жыл бұрын

Bill Monroe &Bluegrass Boys are the Greatest!!!!

@jamesbowen8960 Жыл бұрын

That's the Great Kenny Baker on fiddle, the greatest fiddler ever IMHO. Kenny was from beautiful Jenkins, Kentucky in Letcher County!💕💕

@piezoification 2 ай бұрын

The most melodic fastest innovative all at once fiddle player to grace bluegrass then and since.

@piezoification 2 ай бұрын

I love him but Vivaldi's got nuthin on Mr. Monroe

@47Banjoman 3 жыл бұрын

The little smirk on Bill's face at the end of his solo on Bluegrass Breakdown says it all. "I'm the man and don't forget it" How many mandolin pickers from his generation and at his age can pick like that? I can tell you.....NONE.

@douglasgay4497 3 жыл бұрын

I've alway's heard that his mandolin had a sound like no other. Also read that it was stolen once but was recovered beat to heck. The story goes that fender restored it for him for free and it sounded as good as ever. Think maybe the good lord made that happen. I think it was an f9 fender. Can anyone confirm that.?

@47Banjoman 3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasgay4497 Monroe NEVER owned a Fender product of any kind. His mandolin was a 1923 Gibson Lloyd Loar F5 he purchased at a barber shop for $150.00. Easily worth a half a million or more today due to the historical nature. I've had the pleasure of playing a Lloyd Loar 1924 F5. It was like holding the Holy Grail of mandolins. I'm a banjo picker and guitar picker by trade but play "at" the mandolin. The Loar in my hands me be suddenly feel like I could actually play the thing! I've said many times that it damned near played itself. Here's a link to a quick story on his mandolin history. Enjoy: www.angelfire.com/ky2/mybluegrass/BMFMANDO.html

@douglasgay4497 3 жыл бұрын

@@47Banjoman you are 100% correct. My mistake, thank's for getting me straight on that. Didn't Ricky Scaggs inherit that from Bill.? If not where did it end up.? I do know one thing, Bill really was brilliant, could listen to him all night. Stay safe, and thank's again.

@47Banjoman 3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasgay4497 It currently resides at The Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville for all to visit and see. A Philanthropist purchased it and donated it. Thank God for that.

@collectiques1 3 жыл бұрын

@@47Banjoman The link you posted was written a long time ago and is full of errors. The mandolin did sell first to Mercer and investors for $1,125,00.00. Mercer defaulted on the note and it ended up with another seller, the philanthropist (who turned out to be a ponzie scheme scammer, who later committed suicide when he was caught by the Feds) who purchased it for that same price and then donated to the CMHF. Skaggs never owned it, but did have Gibson Co. to make a copy from one of his Skaggs signature model F5 into a replica of Monroe's worn F5.

@joeduckworth4108 2 жыл бұрын

God was working overtime when he put Bill Monroe together, that's some mighty fine pick n and a sing n

@kentuckymandolin Жыл бұрын

I am amazed every time I hear him, what tone, what creativity!

@dennisraymond542 Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right....Good afternoon how are you doing over there hope you're having a wonderful day it's a lovely day that the lord has made.

@dennisraymond542 Жыл бұрын

I'm Dennis Raymond from Los Angeles California if I may ask where are you from?

@danausmus9807 3 жыл бұрын

Kenny Baker : Just step back and give him room. The guys like well oiled machine this night.

@garyearhart7545 9 ай бұрын

A legend in his time

@kellycoleman715 Жыл бұрын

I saw Bill Monroe and his band perform live at the Grand Ol’ Opry several years ago late in his career. I was such a jug head that I stood up and yelled out a request, failing to realize that the show was going out live across the country on WSM and WSM-TV locally. Bill didn’t miss a beat but gave me a well-deserved death stare which I’ll never forget. 🤦🏼

@tonylangley2610 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for posting, was my favorite band for sure, Kenny will never be surpassed, loved his style, miss you Kenny !

@allenphelps689 Жыл бұрын

Always what a show from Bill and the boys!! I followed him on his east coast Festival tour in my 69 Beetle late 70's early 80's for a few years! Always the best show at the festival!!

@pianopappy 4 жыл бұрын

Tunes are: "Mule Skinner Blues" 0:5; "Bluegrass Breakdown" 2:45; "Uncle Pen" 6:15; "Goodbye, Old Pal" 8:40;"Kentucky Mandolin" 10:57; "The Panhandle Country" 13:49; "The Old Crossroad" 16:02; Medley: "John Henry" & "Y'all Come" 20:14; "Watermelon Hangin' on the Vine" 23:10

@cliffhorton1198 2 жыл бұрын

On fire this night

@handiman5 3 жыл бұрын

It just don't get any better than Bill Monroe and hard driving' bluegrass music! Thank God you put it KZfaq! Thank you! Now, if I can only find traditional bluegrass pickers in San Antonio!!!

@pianopappy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your comment, John. It's gratifying to know that there are people out there like yourself who are enjoying "The Father of Bluegrass" from my dusty old VHS cassette.

@garthbrown4776 3 жыл бұрын

This put a smile on my face this morning. Thank you for posting!

@pianopappy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, Garth. Glad you enjoyed it.

@douglasgay4497 3 жыл бұрын

Amen!!

@rickfortin5626 2 ай бұрын

These gents are jacked. 🎉 Bravo!

@douglasgay4497 3 жыл бұрын

I can never tire of listening to this great man and some of the best musicians that ever graced the stage.!! All you have to do is look up some of the folk's that started out working for Bill. And I've never heard any of them have a bad thing to say about him. He ran a tight ship but a fair one. R.I.P. Bill, look forward to meeting you in heaven some day.!!

@willanicole6356 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video❤ Love Bill Monroe FATHER OF BLUEGRASS 🙏

@staggeringbird4701 3 жыл бұрын

Just listened to this twice in a row while driving around running errands. Thankya original poster!

@cbcalkins8620 3 жыл бұрын

At the top of their craft !

@mikevallandigham8669 Жыл бұрын

Y'all Come!

@archiereece8321 8 ай бұрын

good music

@2rockyj 3 жыл бұрын

Badass Baker...WOW!!!!

@mitchmatthews6713 2 жыл бұрын

Kenny was always a badass!

@ericpeters5524 3 ай бұрын

Saw Bill Monroe with this same line up at beautiful downtown Bean Blossom Indiana. For the evening performance, Ricky Skaggs joined Bill Monroe along with Dr Ralph Stanley. I was brought to tears.

@jamesbowen8960 2 ай бұрын

Incredible! I would have been crying too! 😭