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Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys - Uncle Pen (1965).
Bill Monroe - Kentucky Waltz William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 -- September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist who helped create the style of music known as bluegrass. The genre...
Enjoy the classic bluegrass song Blue Moon Of Kentucky by Bill Monroe, the legendary mandolinist and singer who created the genre. Watch his live performance at ACL 1980 and feel the charm of his ...
William Smith Monroe ( / mənˈroʊ /; September 13, 1911 [1] – September 9, 1996) [2] was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, and created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass". [3]
Bill Monroe was the recognized patriarch of an entire genre of music, which was by then spreading worldwide. In the final quarter century of his life, Bill Monroe received the recognition and approval of peers for which he had hungered as a child.
Bill Monroe (born Sept. 13, 1911, Rosine, Ky., U.S.—died Sept. 9, 1996, Springfield, near Nashville, Tenn.) was an American singer, songwriter, and mandolin player who invented the bluegrass style of country music.
Bill Monroe is credited with inventing the high energy, fast tempo, hard-edged style of country music known as bluegrass. The genre takes its name from Monroe's band, The Blue Grass Boys.
Sep 10, 1996 · Bill Monroe, who helped lay the foundation of country music as the universally recognized father of bluegrass, died yesterday in a nursing home in Springfield, Tenn. He was 84. He had suffered a...
Sep 9, 1996 · As a singer, songwriter, bandleader, showman, and instrumentalist, no individual is so closely identified with an American musical style as Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music. Inducted. 1970. Born. September 13, 1911. Died. September 9, 1996. Birthplace. Rosine, Kentucky.
Sep 9, 1996 · Bill Monroe. A towering figure in country music who invented bluegrass and reinvented the mandolin, influencing countless artists. Read Full Biography.
