Monroe's third all-instrumental album, released in 1981; it was notable for the large number of newly composed original tunes. Master of Bluegrass bluegrass 1981 LP Studio 5214 Wayne Lewis (guitar), Butch Robins (banjo), Kenny Baker (fiddle), Mark Hembree (bass), Norman Blake (guitar), Larry Sledge (mandolin) Original LP release Master of Bluegrass bluegrass 1995 cassette Studio 818 Wayne Lewis (guitar), Butch Robins (banjo), Kenny Baker (fiddle), Mark Hembree (bass), Norman Blake (guitar), Larry Sledge (mandolin) Cassette reissue with different track order.