Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys - I'm Working On A Building

[TheMikewalking]

Bill is what Jerry Garcia wanted to be.

[singlechuck]

This is how it's DONE.

[fiddlinfool94]

Man there is nothing better than Kennys fiddle break on this... there is no doubt that he is the best fiddler ever!!

[elvis4everlives]

Let's not forget Paul Williams and the victory trio

[SeanAllenCanan]

Bluegrass Jedi.

[Matkamemm1]

Heard a tribute to Bill Monroe as I drove toward Columbus, OH today to a family celebration -- it would have been his 100th b'day on September 13, 2011

[pegcage]

I think Barry Gibbs took lessons from Bill.

[elvis4everlives]

Love it. He was the best at what he did in his time. Next n line is doyle lawson

[mollymitch1]

That is GREAT music

[farfo61]

that falsetto is amazing!

[dav3fk]

Holy shit, that's some falsetto.

[deathtoll3629]

i am 10

[VeterusTV]

Who's pickin' the banjo here?

[rocmaven]

Watseka theatre Watseka Illinois Summer 2011 Country Music concert series; July 2 Marty Stuart; July 15 The Bellamy Brothers; August 5 Josh Thompson; August 26 Ricky Skaggs; September 3 Jerrod Niemann.

[73IMS]

84,366 PEOPLE GOT IT RIGHT

[dhaeze]

damn bill has a high voice

[lkb3rd]

@dhaeze

It's the "high lonesome " sound :P Ruined it for all non tenors who want to sing bluegrass lol. He might even be going into the alto range.

[Katietoo]

WOW!! What a talented group, could listen to them all day, thanks for upload.

[bigwatto95]

GO THE BANJO!

[auld125]

I grew up on Bill, great song love it ! God bless you Bill

[lorneson]

old country and bluegrass is so corny with the hats and all. but still so awesome

[takkieaaa]

thank you lord

[Rcksaltnnails]

1 Dislike... BOY, if you dont straighten up, I'm going to knock you through that screen door and then make you fix it!

[dovie2blue]

@Rcksaltnnails Need another screen door, some fool joined the first fool!

[mkjmclain]

ha ha look @ the foot of the violinist move! Good job Guys

[adamtheham]

If you're a bluegrass fiddler and your name isn't Kenny Baker, you just ain't playing it right. Just my opinion.

[legormetrustre]

this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it.

[journeyer58]

Nothing can beat that High Lonesome sound. Bill Monroe's voice was superb, no one can recreate that voice.

[fortuenti]

@journeyer58 for sure BUT his former sideman, Del McCoury, comes about as close as any I've heard

[Cainefan]

Very nice. I like John Fogerty's version as well!

[rex9779]

Kenny Baker and Bobby Hicks fit Bill Monroe's style better than any others.

Although, Jimmy Campbell played as close to Kenny Baker as you could get.

Dana Cupp, Jimmy Campbell and I performed together in the late 70's and 80's in Michigan. If you closed your eyes and listened, you couldn't tell that Jimmy wasn't Kenny and Dana wasn't Sonny Osborn.

If you listen to the stuff Bobby Hicks played in the 50's with Bill It was Incredible.

Bobby's banjo picking was great also.

Butch Mason.

[cutthroatmolly]

Who are Justin Bieber and Katy Perry again?!? Haha. ;) Give me this music any day.

[Pnut9814]

i love this working on a building a holy ghost building lol go bill u rock

[46r11]

Absolutely fantastic,

[VelvetViolator]

PS Kenny Baker was great, R.I.P. !!!

[jessewva]

@VelvetViolator

I think Kenny Baker's still alive... am I wrong about that?

[VelvetViolator]

@jessewva: oh, you´re right! I was thinking about the Englisch Jazz man with the same name...

[VelvetViolator]

Such a high pitched voice from an old grandpa! :-)

When took this place??

For me Elvis Presleys version is the best of this classic.

[tulmkr3]

My uncle, Bill Box is playing guitar in this video. Very good song and some great fiddling!!

[heavensgrace379]

love that song

[SirCoughsalot]

He's the first, and he always will be the best. He may have been matched, but he'll never be surpassed.

Also: This was during his feud with Gibson. Look at the headstock on his mandolin.

[shelibeane]

The fiddle of Kenny Baker, paired with Monroe's mandolin, was sheer perfection to those of us fortunate enough to have seen these legends perform. Thanks for posting this terrific video!

[somelogicplease]

His way of singing is known as 'the high lonesome' and became a standard for country and bluegrass for years.

[drp146]

That is Gregg Kennedy on bass, later on he was with the Country Gazette and then the Byron Berline Band. He's a great musician who plays a lot more instruments than just the bass.

[Nashvilleagain]

. . . excellent shot ! Please check my vids with Kenny Baker and Josh Graves in Europe !

[46r11]

Kenny is tops

[estelle715]

just too good for words!

[GracieFleury]

Amen to that!

[11smokee]

Great video one of a kind Kenny Baker is the man when it comes to bluegrass fiddle

[filthyphillyboy]

Is it just my imagination, or is that good old 4 part harmony a thing of the past in modern bluegrass?

At the end...incredible. Goose bumps.

[williebrown01]

Your pretty much right. They got Bluegrass up in Philly?

[filthyphillyboy]

@williebrown01 Yeah, I saw Ralph Stanley a few years ago in an old movie theater in the Philly suburbs. Plus they got the Philadelphia folk Music Festival every year in Schwenksville PA. Rhona Vincent I saw at Longwood Gardens a few years back.

[leonwerk]

We have one of the best festivals on the East Coast in Woodstown NJ every Labor Day weekend. About a half hour from Philly

[filthyphillyboy]

Woodstown, huh? Cool I'll have to check that out.

[tb40ford]

The finest fiddler that ever pulled a bow. Smooth and powerful.

Travis

[ironmanboy]

Agreed! Excellent!

The great players only play what is needed, no more, no less!

[JimRichter]

Nobody finer in Bluegrass fiddling than Kenny Baker.

[5hawnK3lly]

i love hearing that old guy hold that starting note!!! avwersome.

[TruegrassBoy]

Who are the guys in this band (besides Bill & Kenny?) The banjo player has amazing "bounce".

[BanjoBoyMatteo]

As stated earlier in another comment, Bill Box playing guitar and Jim Moratto on banjo.

[TruegrassBoy]

Wow! The first time I've ever heard those particular names.

[klezmando]

Kenny Baker at his best. Great version overall.

[wvcjds]

Best version I've heard Bill sing of that song. Also, Kenny Baker is kicking butt on that fiddle. Thanks for posting.

[kohaylan]

This is the line up which played in the UK in 1974 I think. Are Bill Box and Jim Moratto still playing?

Great clip, Thank you.

[pro3tlb]

My favorite Bill Monroe moment happened on the night Reba McIntire came to the Opry for the first time (as a major label recording artist) in the mid 80's. Everyone was watching Reba on stage and Bill was inside the rail fence waiting to go on playing his mandolin. He looked over and noticed me standing there listening to him so he walked over and played for an audience of one; me. We chated while Reba and the act that followed her finished. Bill went on stage and did his number. Great moment.

[banjobluegrass]

Nice video, good to see Bill Box and Jim Moratto along with the Bluegrass Boys, I was wandering if such clips existed.

[tulmkr3]

@banjobluegrass Yes, Bill Box is my uncle, I'm glad that there is some footage of him playing with Monroe :)

[BanjoBoyMatteo]

The best version I ever heard!!

[banjobilly32]

Great quality clip. Thanks for posting.