ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, August 21, 1994                   TAG: 9408190050
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 10   EDITION: METRO 
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RECOMMENDED LISTENING

"The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1994." MCA Records: Four-CD set. Probably the best overview of his career. Price range: $45

"The Essential Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys 1945-49." Sony Music: Two-CD set. Everything from the period when Monroe's bluegrass sound was born, with Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt, Chubby Wise and Cedric Rainwater, maybe the finest bluegrass band ever assembled. Price range: $20

"Blue Moon of Kentucky." Sony Music: Single CD. A kind of greatest hits from the 1940s and 50s. Price range: $10

"In The Pines." County Records: Single CD. Another good look at his best work from the '50s. Price range: $13

"Bluegrass 1950-1958." Bear Family Records: Four-CD set. Everything from the era that many Monroe enthusiasts consider his most creative period as a songwriter. For the hardcore collector. Price range: $70 


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