Songwriters & Music Lovers:
"Body and Soul" was written by Virginia Stauffer, with the proper title: “With Body and
Soul”. It was the B-side of Bill Monroe’s 45 rpm “Fireball Mail” in 1967, and was
included a decade later on Bill Monroe Sings Bluegrass, Body and Soul.
Few female songwriters were getting cuts in 1967, especially in bluegrass, but Virginia
Stauffer, thanks to Monroe, was an exception, as he cut five of her songs. Though
not as well-known as other Monroe classics, its popularity has grown over the years.
Bands covering this song include the Kentucky Headhunters and New Grass Revival.
Monroe duetted with Waylon Jennings on the song in 1983.
The treat in this cut is the fiddle of Tad Marks! I self-recorded this take, with Peter
Sitner on bass, and flat picked the solos on my Martin, real time. Afterward, I thought to
add fiddle background on all 10 songs (Bluegrass and Originals), and Tad agreed to
record them at Gantt Kushner’s studio Gizmo Recording.
The May, 2022 edition of Bluegrass Unlimited contains a lovely story about Tad
Marks: Journey of a Bluegrass Fiddler, written by Washington area musician Tom
Knowles.
Rattlesnake Hill musicians:
Peter Sitner Bass
Tad Marks Fiddle
Ed Schaeffer Guitar and Vocals
To listen, click: http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html
Ed
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