Jerusalem Ridge-- History?

[mandolooter]

All I know about it is its my favorite Bill Monroe tune!

[evanreilly]

Lonesome Moonlight Waltz is another Monroe tune that evolved, very much as did Southern Flavor.
Both proved to be very popular and went from initial ABA forms to AABA form, padding them out and extending them. The latter tune also went from being a fiddle lead tune to being a mandolin showpiece, thanks to the Grammy.

[ralph johansson]

and apparently old daingerfield moved from the mandolin to the fiddle.

[ralph johansson]

The original Monroe recording of Pike County Breakdown was as a mandolin lead instrumental. It later evolved into an instrumental with the banjo taking the lead. Same with Blue Grass Breakdown.
And if you think Kentucky Mandolin is a fiddle tune, you need to find the original recording of it, like, NOW!!!

then, of course, flatt&scruggs recorded it before monroe did (it's credied to rupert jones, one of monroe's pseudonyms) which may have prompted the decision to record it as a mandolin number. incidentally the ending is really weird, almost angry.

[Chris Keth]

Yeah, cause I'm sure Monroe wasn't capable or talented enough to clean up the B part by his lonesome.

Well, he was just a hyped up hillbilly.

[Kentucky]

I miss 'ol Bill.

+1

[mandozilla]

Man if Bill was still around and lucid, I bet he'd get a kick out of the forums/threads/posts here on the Cafe...too bad.

[Bernie Daniel]

mandozilla: Man if Bill was still around and lucid, I bet he'd get a kick out of the forums/threads/posts here on the Cafe...too bad.

You know you bring up an intersting point -- did Bill ever use a computer? I'd be stunned to hear that he did!

[evanreilly]

I once showed Bill a piezo pick-up that I was building. He looked at it & gave a dismissive response. Bill didn't think there was any place for any electronic devices in his music. I doubt he ever sat at a computer and did input.