Cotton-Eyed Joe - (3:05) Randall Franks with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys

NEW SINGLE RELEASE NOV. 1, 2024
12) Cotton-Eyed Joe - Randall Franks with Hall of Famer Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys (03:05)

Songwriters/Arrangers: Randall Franks and Bill Monroe
Publishers and PRO: Peach Picked Publishing and Blue Moon Music/BMI
Release: 2024
The American's Creed
Crimson

Musicians:
Randall Franks: Fiddle
Bill Monroe: Mandolin
Blake Williams: Banjo
Wayne Lewis: Guitar
Clarence "Tater" Tate: Bass

Funds raised from public Itunes and Amazon downloads of this recording benefit the Share America Foundation, Inc. and its Appalachian Musical Scholarships thanks to performers and James Monroe.

This recording is a Live Performance by Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys at the Starry Night in Portland, Oregon on Oct. 31, 1984.

Itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1775714037?ls=1&app=itunes

Amazon: https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0DKPHWJV1?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_9sQfVIbBApwuwh7NgA8FJmiBu

Randall Franks was hired by Monroe, following the departure of fiddler Kenny Baker. Franks had began appearing with the group as a guest fiddler during Baker's tenure. He appeared as a Blue Grass Boy in 1984 and 1985 playing both fiddle and bass and subsequently returned as a guest fiddler throughout the remainder of Monroe's performance career.

Album:
Cover Art Design: Randall Franks
Painting: Greg Jackson

Remastering of Hollywood Hillbilly Jamboree and Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys recordings.:
Engineer & Recording Studio: Tim Witt, Tim Witt Studios, LaFayette, Ga.