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Blue Moon of Kentucky was first performed by Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys at the Grand Ole Opry, August 25, 1945.
Elvis covered Blue Moon of Kentucky in his early days at Sun Studios in Memphis. He changed the waltz to a stomping 4/4, and annoyed the hell out of Monroe, who was a staunch traditionalist. Monroe stayed angry about it until . . . until the royalty cheques started rolling in. Then somehow it was OK.

We're still scared of Bill though, so we kept it in 3/4.

lyrics

Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
Shine on the one that's gone and proved untrue
Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

It was on a moonlight night
The stars were shining bright
And they whispered from on high
Your love has said good-bye

Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining
Shine on the one that's gone and said good-bye

credits

from Spadina Saturday Night, released December 19, 2020
Bill Monroe 1946
Vocal Lucas Gadke and the Grossman's Tabernacle Choir
Photo Patrick Tevlin

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