Bill Monroe - Wikipedia
William Smith Monroe (/ mənˈroʊ / mən-ROH; 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 - Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum
Sep 9, 1996 · Remembered as the “Father of Bluegrass Music,” Bill Monroe is better understood as a master chef or chemist, blending earlier musical elements into an exciting new form. Bill often spoke of wanting to bring “ancient tones” into his sparklingly innovative music.
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass invented a genre - The Tennessean
Sep 16, 2019 · He was a living legend — Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music, 'the only living American to have originated an American music form.' A man who changed music forever died yesterday,...
Monroe, Bill | BluegrassBios.com
Dec 8, 2013 · BILL MONROE (AND THE BLUE GRASS BOYS) From Rosine, Kentucky. Born September 13, 1911. Died September 9, 1996. Full name: William Smith Monroe. He is known as the Father of Bluegrass Music. Mentors: "Uncle Pen" (Pendleton) Vandiver, a fiddler; and Arnold Schultz, a African-American guitarist and fiddler whom Monroe credits with inspiring the ...
Looking Back: Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe - The Tennessean
Aug 4, 2016 · Opry star Wilma Lee Cooper, left, embraces fellow cast member Bill Monroe, "The Father of Bluegrass," during the opening June 4, 1984 of a museum devoted to the music Monroe founded.
Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man (Music in ...
Feb 23, 2021 · From cradle to great, the comprehensive real story of Bill Monroe The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, Songwriters, and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame; and a legendary figure in American music. This authoritative biography sets out to examine his life in careful detail--to move beyond hearsay and ...
The High, Lonesome Call: Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Legacy
Sep 13, 2024 · It is no stretch to say that without Monroe, the sonic evolution that gave rise to countless genres would be missing a crucial voice—a high, lonesome voice, as the hallmark of his sound came to be known. Bill Monroe’s ascent began with the formation of his Blue Grass Boys in the early 1940s.
Music Legend Bill Monroe, "Father of Bluegrass," Dies - The …
Sep 10, 1996 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bill Monroe, who combined fast-picking mandolin, banjo and guitar with a "high lonesome" singing style to create the distinctly American sound known as bluegrass, died Monday. He was 84.
Bill Monroe The Father of Bluegrass - The Trek BBS
The Blue Grass Boys of the late '40s have become legendary. Bill Monroe hired Lester Flatt, who had been working as a member of Charlie Monroe's band. The legend says that Flatt then suggested his friend Earl Scruggs as banjo player for the Blue Grass Boys. The rest is both legend and history. Return to the top of the page
American Icons: Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass
Oct 4, 2018 · Though Monroe was only 43 at the time of the Elvis record, he was already considered an elder statesman of Country Music, the “Father of Bluegrass.” But unlike many of his fellow Nashville...