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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

James Monroe (/mənˈroʊ/ mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831), a Founding Father of the United States, served as the fifth president of the United States...

genres, but it was most often associated with American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and American blues musician Lead Belly, both of whom recorded a version...

"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...

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...

Home Without Love?" (Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe) – 3:39 "Fiddle-Tune Medley" (Traditional) – 3:10 "Kentucky Waltz" (Bill Monroe) – 3:34 "My Dear Old...

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...

as is "Butch" Robins. He was one of the longest-tenured banjoists for Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys, and bassist for the New Grass Revival, earning...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Numbers is influenced by the bluegrass virtuoso music of earlier artists Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass boys, and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. Often the...

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...

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...

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...

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

Monroe Nichols IV (born September 24, 1983) is an American politician and Mayor-elect of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives...

of James Monroe began on March 4, 1817, when James Monroe was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1825. Monroe, the fifth...

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