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Singer, mandolinist, songwriter and bandleader Bill Monroe is widely considered the "Father of Bluegrass Music". The style takes its name from that of Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys, which in turn was named for Monroe's native state of Kentucky.
As a songwriter, Monroe's best known compositions include "Blue Moon of Kentucky", "Uncle Pen", "Kentucky Waltz" and "My Little Georgia Rose". He also composed many instrumentals, including his blazing signature tune "Raw Hide", "Wheel Hoss", "Jerusalem Ridge" and "My Last Days On Earth".
Bill Monroe
United States
Bluegrass
September 13, 1911
September 9, 1996
Father of Bluegrass Music
Singer, mandolinist, songwriter and bandleader Bill Monroe is widely considered the "Father of Bluegrass Music". The style takes its name from that of Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys, which in turn was named for Monroe's native state of Kentucky.
He first performed and recorded with his brother Charlie, as the Monroe Brothers. Following their split in 1938, Bill organized his own band, which he continued to lead until his death in 1996. Many of the great performers in bluegrass got their start as Blue Grass Boys. Monroe became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1939 and was a regular performer there for over 50 years.
Monroe's style combined the old-time mountain music of his youth, elements of the blues, and an emphasis on driving, virtuoso instrumentals. He steadfastly maintained his acoustic string band sound even at a time when most of country music went electric. His vocal style featured high, keening harmonies, often described by others as "high lonesome".
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Name : Bill Monroe
Style :
"Bluegrass"
Born : September 13, 1911
Died : September 9, 1996
From : United States
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Releases :
1973 : album - Bean Blossom
2001 : album - Live - Volume 1
1998 : album - The Early Years 1945-1949
1967 : album - Bluegrass Time
1999 : album - The Millennium Collection
1969 : album - Bill Monroe And Charlie Monroe
1984 : album - And Friends
2000 : album - American Traveler
1991 : album - Country Music Hall Of Fame Series
1976 : album - Weary Traveller
1993 : album - Live Recordings 1956-1969, Off The Record
1984 : album - Columbia Historic Edition
1988 : album - Southern Flavor
1962 : album - Bluegrass Special
1961 : album - The Great Bill Monroe
1958 : album - Knee Deep In Blue Grass
1961 : album - Mr. Bluegrass
1977 : album - Sings Bluegrass Body And Soul
1972 : album - Bill Monroe's Uncle Pen
1997 : album - The Essential Bill Monroe and the Monroe Brothers
1974 : album - Road Of Life
1980 : album - Bean Blossom '79
1981 : album - Master of Bluegrass
1992 : album - The Essential Bill Monroe, 1945-1949
1994 : album - Blue Grass 1970-1979
1991 : album - Mule Skinner Blues
1987 : album - Bluegrass '87
1989 : album - At His Best
1991 : album - Blue Grass 1959 - 1969
1994 : album - The Music of Bill Monroe, 1936-1994
1971 : album - Country Music Hall Of Fame
1973 : album - Bill and James Monroe - Father and Son
1985 : album - And Stars Of The Bluegrass Hall Of Fame
1959 : album - I Saw The Light
1972 : album - Uncle Pen
1964 : album - I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning
1989 : album - Blue Grass 1950-1958
1999 : album - Lookin' Back
2000 : album - Live Radio
1996 : album - 16 Gems
1989 : album - Live At The Opry
1999 : album - Father of Bluegrass - The Early Years 1940-1947
1993 : album - Bill Monroe and Doc Watson - Live Duet Recordings 1963-1980, Off The Record vol. 2
1999 : album - Live From Mountain Stage
1978 : album - Bill and James Monroe - Together Again
2001 : album - Blue Grass Special
1969 : album - A Voice From On High
1965 : album - Bluegrass Instrumentals
1977 : album - Bluegrass Memories
1962 : album - My All Time Country Favorites
1970 : album - Kentucky Bluegrass
1991 : album - Cryin' Holy Unto The Lord
1967 : album - Greatest Hits
1962 : album - Bluegrass Ramble
1999 : album - James and Bill Monroe - Blue Grass Special Memories
1966 : album - The High Lonesome Sound
1951 : single - Swing Low Sweet Chariot/Angels Rock Me To Sleep
1977 : single - My Sweet Blue Eyed Darling/Monroe's Blues
1964 : single - Mary At The Home Place/Shenandoah Breakdown
1972 : single - Lonesome Moonlight Waltz/My Old Kentucky And You
1954 : single - Close By/Blue Moon Of Kentucky
1947 : single - Goodbye Old Pal/Blue Moon Of Kentucky
1946 : single - True Life Blues/Footprints In The Snow
1941 : single - I Wonder If You Feel The Way I Do/Tennessee Blues
1970 : single - Bonny/Sweet Mary And The Miles In Between
1951 : single - Get Down On Your Knees And Pray/I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning
1951 : single - Poison Love/On The Old Kentucky Shore
1950 : single - The Old Fiddler/Alabama Waltz
1948 : single - I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling/Little Cabin Home On The Hill
1963 : single - There Was Nothing We Could Do/Big Sandy River
1953 : single - Cabin Of Love/Country Waltz
1968 : single - The Gold Rush/Virginia Darling
1942 : single - Honky Tonk Swing/Back Up And Push
1955 : single - Wheel Hoss/Put My Little Shoes Away
1951 : single - The First Whippoorwill/Christmas Time's A-Coming
1954 : single - Happy On My Way/He Will Set Your Fields On Fire
1946 : single - Kentucky Waltz/Rocky Road Blues
1961 : single - Blue Grass Part 1/Flowers Of Love
1960 : single - Lonesome Wind Blues/Come Go With Me
1947 : single - Mansions For Me/Mother's Only Sleeping
1965 : single - Jimmy Brown The Newsboy/Cindy
1940 : single - Dog House Blues/Katy Hill
1962 : single - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues/How Will I Explain About You
1948 : single - Summertime Is Past And Gone/Wicked Path Of Sin
1973 : single - Tall Pines/Foggy Mountain Top
1969 : single - Crossing The Cumberlands/I Haven't Seen Mary In Years
1954 : single - A Voice From On High/I'm Working On A Building
1951 : single - Rotation Blues/Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues
1962 : single - Toy Heart/Danny Boy
1973 : single - Swing Low Sweet Chariot/Down Yonder
1963 : single - New John Henry Blues/Devil's Dream
1948 : single - Shine Hallelujah Shine/I'm Travelling On And On
1952 : single - Raw Hide/Letter From My Darlin'
1955 : single - Cheyenne/Roanoke
1949 : single - Remember The Cross/The Old Cross Road
1949 : single - Along About Daybreak/Heavy Traffic Ahead
1953 : single - The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake/Memories Of Mother And Dad
1947 : single - How Will I Explain About You?/Blue Grass Special
1965 : single - The Old Old House/I Live In The Past
1952 : single - I'm On My Way To The Old Home/The First Whippoorwill
1950 : single - I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome/Boat Of Love
1957 : single - You'll Find Her Name Written There/Sittin' Alone In The Moonlight
1953 : single - You're Drifting Away/Walking In Jerusalem
1954 : single - Get Up John/White House Blues
1952 : single - When The Cactus Is In Bloom/Sailor's Plea
1940 : single - No Letter In The Mail/Cryin' Holy Unto The Lord
1947 : single - Will You Be Loving Another Man?
1951 : single - Sugar Coated Love/Highway Of Sorrow
1949 : single - Blue Grass Stomp/The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band
1958 : single - Scotland/Panhandle Country
1957 : single - A Fallen Star/Four Walls
1951 : single - Prisoner's Song/Kentucky Waltz
1950 : single - When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall/Uncle Pen
1941 : single - The Coupon Song/Orange Blossom Special
1950 : single - My Little Georgia Rose/New Mule Skinner Blues
1948 : single - Little Community Church/That Home Above
1957 : single - I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World/Molly And Tenbrooks
1948 : single - My Rose Of Old Kentucky/Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
1954 : single - Y'all Come/Changing Partners
1950 : single - Memories Of You/Blue Grass Ramble
1958 : single - Brand New Shoes/Sally Jo
1970 : single - McKinley's March/Walk Softly On My Heart
1961 : single - Linda Lou/Put My Rubber Doll Away
1967 : single - When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again/Pretty Fair Maiden In The Garden
1954 : single - I Hope You Have Learned/Wishing Waltz
1964 : single - Darling Corey/Salt Creek
1969 : single - Fireball Mail/With Body And Soul
1949 : single - I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky/Molly And Tenbrooks
1966 : single - Master Builder/Going Home
1968 : single - Is The Blue Moon Still Shining?/Train 45 (Heading South)
1949 : single - Toy Heart/Blue Grass Breakdown
1955 : single - Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus/Let The Light Shine Down On Me
1952 : single - Footprints In The Snow/In The Pines
1941 : single - Blue Yodel No. 7/In The Pines
1951 : single - River Of Death/Lord Protect My Soul
1950 : single - Travellin' This Lonesome Road/Can't You Hear Me Callin'?
1960 : single - Precious Memories/Jesus Hold My Hand
1940 : single - Mule Skinner Blues/Six White Horses
1951 : single - Brakeman's Blues/Travelin' Blues
1956 : single - On And On/I Believed In You Darling
1959 : single - Gotta Travel On/No One But My Darlin'
1959 : single - Tomorrow I'll Be Gone/Dark As The Night, Blue As The Day
1948 : single - When You Are Lonely/It's Mighty Dark To Travel
1952 : single - A Mighty Pretty Waltz/Pike County Breakdown
1942 : single - Shake My Mother's Hand For Me/Were You There?
1971 : single - Going Up Caney/Tallahassee
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BIOGRAPHY
| Father of Bluegrass Music |
| Singer, mandolinist, songwriter and bandleader Bill Monroe is widely considered the "Father of Bluegrass Music". The style takes its name from that of Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys, which in turn was named for Monroe's native state of Kentucky.
He first performed and recorded with his brother Charlie, as the Monroe Brothers. Following their split in 1938, Bill organized his own band, which he continued to lead until his death in 1996. Many of the great performers in bluegrass got their start as Blue Grass Boys. Monroe became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1939 and was a regular performer there for over 50 years.
Monroe's style combined the old-time mountain music of his youth, elements of the blues, and an emphasis on driving, virtuoso instrumentals. He steadfastly maintained his acoustic string band sound even at a time when most of country music went electric. His vocal style featured high, keening harmonies, often described by others as "high lonesome". |
