''Southern Flavor'' is the eighteenth studio album by

Bill Monroe William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre take ...

, released through

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 w ...

in 1988. In 1989, the album won Monroe the

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

for Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal or Instrumental), an award currently known as Best Bluegrass Album.

Track listing

# "Stone Coal" (Monroe) # "Life's Highway" (Bobby Smith) # "What a Wonderful Life" (Raymond Huffmaster) # "Texas Lone Star" (Monroe) # "Give Me Wings" (Gerald Evans) # "Sugar Loaf Mountain" (Monroe) # "White Rose" (Carl Butler) # "Days Gone By" (Monroe) # "Southern Flavor" (Monroe) # "Take Courage Un' Tomorrow" (Traditional, arr. Monroe)

Personnel

– mandolin, tenor vocals, lead vocal on "White Rose" * Tom Ewing - acoustic guitar, lead vocals * Blake Williams - banjo, baritone vocals * Clarence "Tater" Tate - acoustic bass, bass vocals *

Bobby Hicks Bobby Hicks (born July 21, 1933) is a Grammy Awardbr>winningAmerican bluegrass fiddler and a professional musician with more than fifty years of experience. Career Hicks was born in Newton, North Carolina and learned to play the fiddle befor ...

- fiddle * Buddy Spicher - fiddle * Mike Feagan - fiddle * Emory Gordy, Jr. - acoustic bass on "What A Wonderful Life", "Give Me Wings" and "Take Courage Un' Tomorrow" Art Direction: Simon Levy Design: Katherine DeVault Design Photography: Jim DeVault

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums Bill Monroe albums MCA Records albums Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album