Sold Down the River |
Sold Down the River |
“Sold Down the River” was recorded by Bill Monroe on November 30, 1960. The song was written by Vaughn Horton, who also wrote “Muleskinner Blues,” “Sugar Foot Rag,” and pop and R&B songs like “Mockingbird Hill” and “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie,” as well as the Christmas classic “Jolly Old St. Nicholas.” Monroe plays “Sold Down the River” in Bb, and in his solo he plays out of the Bb, Eb, and F chord shapes, ignoring the melody notes but phrasing his solo along with the vocal
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