tracks a1 to a4, a6 to a8, b1, b5 to b7 banjo Rudy Lyle tracks b2 to b4 banjo Sonny Osborne tracks a5, a7, a8, b2 to b7 bass Ernie Newton tracks b1, bass Howard Watts tracks a1 to a4, a6 bass Joel Price tracks a5, drums Farris Coursey tracks b2 to b7 fiddle Charlie Cline tracks a7, a8, b1 fiddle Gordon Terry tracks a6 fiddle Hal Smith tracks a5 fiddle Tommy Jackson tracks a1 to a4 fiddle Vassar Clements tracks a7, a8, b1 guitar Carter Stanley tracks a5, b7, b8 guitar Grady Martin tracks a5, guitar Jimmie Selph tracks a1 to a4,a6,b2 to b7, guitar Jimmy Martin tracks a2 to a8, b2, b3, b5, b8 lead vocals Bill Monroe tracks b1 lead vocals Carter Stanley tracks b6, b7 lead vocals Jimmy Martin tracks a1 to a8, b1 to b8 mandolin Bill Monroe tracks a5, b3 piano Owen Bradley tracks b1, b6, b7 tenor vocals Bill Monroe Re-issue Of Bluegrass Special Records -France 1975 Feb 3, 1950 [A1 to A3] Apr 8, 1950 [A4] Mar 17, 1951 [A5] Mar 29, 1951 [A6] July 1, 1951 [A7,A8] July 6, 1951 [B1] July 18, 1952 [B2] July 26, 1952 [B3, B4] Nov 28, 1953 [B5,B6] Jan 19, 1954 [B7,B8]