Bill Monroe, the father of Bluegrass |
This week, we host Tophane's foremost bluegrass expert Simon Lewis to talk about a genre of music that has been close to his heart for the past 20 years.
- The Carter family, "John Hardy", 1928
- Doc Watson, "Black Mountain Rag", May the Circle Be Unbroken, UA, 1972
- Kentucky Colonels, "John Henry", Appalachian Swing! World Pacific, 1964
- The Byrds "Take a Whiff", Untitled, Colombia, 1970
- Norman Blake, "Whiskey Before Breakfast", Whiskey Before Breakfast, Rounder, 1976
- Tony Rice with David Grisman Quintet "E.M.D." live at Town Park, 1998
- Bill Frisell, "Sittin On Top Of the World", The Willies, Nonesuch, 2002
- Brad Davis, "California" live, 2006
- Robbie Fulks, "Snake Chapman's Tune", Gone Away Backward, Bloodshot, 2013