Bill Monroe
One of the giants of 20th-century music, Kentucky-born Bill Monroe was the undisputed creator of bluegrass. His mandolin-picking and plaintive tenor are among the genre's most moving and distinctive sounds. His band, the Bluegrass Boys, provided the launching pad for innumerable bluegrass careers, graduating such luminaries as Flatt and Scruggs, Reno and Smiley, and Peter Rowan. Though his period of greatest popularity was the '40s and '50s, Monroe was a tireless performer who continued to play live into the '90s, even after treatment for cancer and a double bypass operation. By the time of his death in 1996, he had been crowned several times over as the king of bluegrass and proved a seminal inspiration to several generations of musicians.
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Albums
- (2007) Country Music Hall Of Fame
- (2006) The Early Years
- (2002) RCA Country Legends
- (1999) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Bill Monroe
- (1998) Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Live At The Opry
- (1997) The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers
- (1996) True Life Blues: The Songs Of Bill Monroe
- (1994) The Music Of Bill Monroe - From 1936 to 1994
- (1993) Off The Record Vol. 2 (Live Duet Recordings 1963-1980)
- (1991) Cryin' Holy Unto The Lord
- (1989) Bean Blossom
- (1988) Bluegrass '87
- (1947) 16 Gems
- (1946) Columbia Historic Edition
Top Tracks
- Blue Moon of Kentucky
- Fire on the Mountain
- Muleskinner blues
- Bluegrass Breakdown
- Uncle Pen
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