Greenbrier, IN - I Gotta Travel On

Stereo: Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU1AVR_dZJE&fmt=18 BCB Band Sings I Gotta Travel On By Bill Monroe And Many Others. Throughout 1946, The Blue Grass Boys Were One Of The Most Popular Acts In Country Music, Scoring Hits And Touring To Large Crowds Across America. At Each Town They Played, The Band Would Perform Underneath A Large Circus Tent They Set Up Themselves; The Tent Would Also Host A Variety Of Other Attractions, Including Monroe's Baseball Team, Which Would Play Local Teams Before The Concert Began. During The Late '40s, The Blue Grass Boys Remained A Popular Act, Landing Five Additional Top 20 Singles. Numerous Other Acts Began Imitating Monroe's Sound, Most Notably The Stanley Brothers. Flatt & Scruggs Left The Blue Grass Boys In 1948 To Form Their Own Band. Their Departure Ushered In An Era Of Stagnation For Monroe. After Flatt & Scruggs Parted Ways From His Band, He Left Columbia Records In 1949 Because They Had Signed The Stanley Brothers, Who He Felt Were Simply Imitating His Style. The Following Year, He Signed With Decca Records, Who Tried To Persuade Monroe To Attempt Some Mainstream-oriented Productions. He Went As Far As Cutting A Few Songs With An Electric Guitar, But He Soon Returned To His Pure Bluegrass Sound. At These Sessions, He Did Meet Jimmy Martin, Who Became His Supporting Vocalist In The Early '50s. Throughout The '50s -- Indeed, Throughout The Rest Of His Career -- Monroe Toured Relentlessly, Performing Hundreds Of Shows A Year. In 1951, Monroe Opened A Country Music Park At Bean Blossom, IN; Over The Years, The Venue Featured Performances From A Number Of Bluegrass Acts. Monroe Suffered A Serious Car Accident In January Of 1953, Which Sidelined His Career For Several Months. The Following Year, Elvis Presley Performed Monroe's "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" At His One And Only Grand Ole Opry Appearance, Radically Reworking The Arrangement; Presley Apologized For His Adaptation, But Monroe Would Later Perform The