Full Show Friday: Bluegrass All-Star Band Muleskinner – 1973

When bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe was tapped to star in a 1973 PBS special, fiddler Richard Greene was tasked with putting together a band to back the “Father of Bluegrass.” Greene created one of the genre’s first “supergroups” featuring Dave Grisman, Peter Rowan, Clarence White and Bill Keith. The troupe was named Muleskinner and as they awaited Monroe’s arrival, they were informed Bill couldn’t make it. Well you know the old showbiz refrain – “The show must go on.”

After a mere three hours of rehearsal, Muleskinner made their debut before a live audience on February 13, 1973 at the KCET television studios in Hollywood, California. For this week’s Full Show Friday we have about 25 minutes worth of footage from the PBS special that came from Muleskinner’s initial performance. Watch as the group runs through songs such as New Camptown Races, Blackberry Blossom and Red Rocking Chair…

Muleskinner – 1973

1. New Camptown Races @ 0:18
2. Dark Hollow @ 2:14
3. Land Of The Navajo @ 5:10
4. Blackberry Blossom @ 10:56
5. Knockin’ On Your Door @ 13:33
6. Opus 57 In G Minor @ 16:46
7. Red Rocking Chair @ 18:54
8. The Dead March @ 22:21
9. Orange Blossom Special @ 25:05 (Cut)

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