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Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

by Christel Loar

[31.Jul.08] :. Informative and educational, intriguing and entertaining, part American history lesson, part biography and part concert film.

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‘Monroe Country’ planning for bluegrass icon’s centennial in 2011

by Keith Lawrence [Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (MCT)]

[25.Jun.07] :. When William Smith Monroe was born on Sept. 13, 1911, few people other than the neighbors of James Buchanan “Buck” and Malissa Vandiver Monroe knew about it. After all, the baby, named...

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Bill Monroe: Anthology

by Jason MacNeil

[13.Oct.03] :. Bill Monroe is the root of all the branches that make up contemporary bluegrass music. Whether you’re speaking about Ricky Skaggs, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Peter Rowan, or Del McCoury, the...

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Bill Monroe, Live From Mountain Stage

by Sarah Zupko

Bill Monroe is one of those rare figures in the history of music credited with inventing a genre.

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