Vandiver, were both musically talented, and Monroe and his family grew up playing and singing at home. Bill was of Scottish and English heritage. Because...

Music of Bill Monroe. University of Illinois Press. p. 177. Bill Monroe - The Essential 1945-1949, Booklet, Columbia C2K 52478 Bill Monroe - Blue Grass...

William or Bill Monroe may refer to: Bill Monroe (1911–1996), American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe (1900s infielder) (c. 1877–1915), Negro league baseball...

region of the United States. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Like mainstream country music, it largely developed...

newsman, "Meet the Press" moderator Bill Monroe dies Archived February 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Bill Monroe interview at Archive of American Television...

music. Scruggs' career began at age 21 when he was hired to play in Bill Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys. "Bluegrass" eventually became the name for...

1963 he became a member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. Keith's recordings and performances during these nine months with Monroe permanently altered banjo...

(née Dalton). She has one older brother, Chad. She is not related to Bill Monroe. At age 11, she won a talent contest in Pigeon Forge where she sang "I...

The Bean Blossom Festival, later the Bill Monroe Memorial Festival, was an early bluegrass music festival held annually in Beanblossom, Indiana. The Bean...

genres, but it is most often associated with American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and American blues musician Lead Belly, both of whom recorded very different...

creator of Monroe's motivated sequence Alexander W. Monroe (1817–1905), American politician and Confederate States Army officer Bill Monroe (1911–1996)...

"Blue Moon of Kentucky" is a waltz written in 1945 by bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and recorded by his band, the Blue Grass Boys. Some think the origins...

Garren was the first bassist for Bill Monroe and his band, the Blue Grass Boys. He was the bass player on Monroe's hit recording of "Mule Skinner Blues...

James Monroe (/mənˈroʊ/ mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth...

Charlie Monroe (July 4, 1903 – September 27, 1975) was an American country and bluegrass music guitarist. Charlie performed with his brother, Bill, as part...

discovered the music of Bill Monroe, and with some help from banjo player Bill Keith, he was invited to Nashville to audition for Monroe. Accompanied by Keith...

Maika Monroe (born Dillon Monroe Buckley; born May 29, 1993) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the drama At Any Price (2012). Her breakthrough...

The Bill Monroe Farm is a historic farm attributed to being the birthplace of Bill Monroe, creator of the bluegrass music genre. The farm is 1,000 acres...

Marilyn Monroe (/ˈmærəlɪn mənˈroʊ/ MARR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known...

Sex, Drugs & Bill Monroe is a 2008 album by Kentucky-based cowpunk band Nine Pound Hammer. The album is named after Bill Monroe, a prominent bluegrass...

the album of the year award for Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe - the same album that would be nominated for "Best Bluegrass Album" at...

"mountaineer" string band music known as bluegrass, which emerged when Bill Monroe, along with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were introduced by Roy Acuff...

Six White Horses by Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys". Secondhandsongs.com. "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Bill Monroe - part I". Countrydiscography...

members of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys in 1964-1966. After two albums with Seatrain, Greene and Rowan went on to form Muleskinner with banjoist Bill Keith...

37°26′26″N 86°45′51″W / 37.44055°N 86.764226°W / 37.44055; -86.764226 The Bill Monroe Museum is a project of Ohio County and the Ohio County Tourism Commission...

his death in 2013. His earliest musical influences were Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe, although the artistry of Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell helped to...

presented him to Monroe. Martin sang two songs with Monroe and was hired. Beginning in 1949, Martin was lead vocalist for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys...

Charlie and Bill Monroe. He grew up on a farm with five brothers and sisters before leaving it in the late twenties. Unlike brothers Charlie and Bill he chose...

songs, including "Blue Moon of Kentucky", by the bluegrass musician Bill Monroe, which he had written and recorded as a slow waltz. Sources credit Black...

the 2010 census. The bluegrass instrumental tune Old Dangerfield by Bill Monroe was named after the town of Daingerfield. Historic downtown Daingerfield...