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Bill Monroe

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Aliases
Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys
Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys
Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Quartet
Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys
Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Quartet
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Ramblers
Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
Real name
William Smith Monroe
Born
September 13, 1911
Died
September 9, 1996
Country
United States
IPI
00024908879 2 works
00040567398 1 work
00087215761 29 works
00087215859 113 works
00243862168 2 works
00243862266 3 works
00243862364 2 works
00243862462 1 work
Affiliation
ASCAP, BMI
Comments
“Father of bluegrass”, mandolin player, singer and songwriter. He was credited with developing and perfecting the bluegrass music form and taught it to many great names in the industry including his protégés Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs He is a descendant of the fifth president of the United States. Monroe began to concentrate on the mandolin at age nine because no family member played that instrument. In 2002, he was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.
Member of
Monroe Brothers
Family
James Monroe Son
Charlie Monroe Brother
Melissa Monroe Daughter
Birch Monroe Brother
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Bessie Mauldin
Joe Stuart Member of The Blue Grass Boys (1955-1973)
Tom Ewing Member of The Blue Grass Boys (1986-1996)
Rudy Lyle Member of The Blue Grass Boys (1949-1954)
Charlie Cline [US2] Fiddle in The Blue Grass Boys (1952-1955)
Tommy Magness Fiddle for The Blue Grass Boys (1940-1943)
Vic Jordan Member of The Blue Grass Boys (1967-1969)
Buddy Pendleton Member of The Blue Grass Boys
R.C. Harris Banjo in The Blue Grass Boys (1971 & 1981)
Noah Crase Banjo in The Blue Grass Boys (1954-1956)
Joe Meadows
Bob Black Banjo in The Blue Grass Boys (1974-1976)
Jim Shumate Fiddle in The Blue Grass Boys (1943-1945)
Wayne Lewis Guitar, vocals in The Blue Grass Boys (1976-1985)
Jack Youngblood Member of The Blue Grass Boys (1954-1954)
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Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Voice from on High Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys June 3, 1969 Decca
Bean Blossom '79 Bill Monroe 1980 MCA Records
Bill & Doc Sing Country Songs Bill Monroe & Doc Watson 1975 F.B.N. Music Club Records
Bill Monroe Bill Monroe 1984 Columbia [US]
Bill Monroe and Charlie Monroe Bill Monroe and Charlie Monroe February 24, 1969 Decca
Bill Monroe and Friends Bill Monroe December 1983 MCA Records
Bill Monroe and Stars of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame Bill Monroe August 19, 1985 MCA Records
Bill Monroe Sings Bluegrass, Body and Soul Bill Monroe January 1977 MCA Records
Bill Monroe Sings Country Songs (With The Blue Grass Boys) Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys February 1964 Vocalion [US]
Bill Monroe's Uncle Pen Bill Monroe 1972 Decca
Bluegrass '87 Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys 1987 MCA Records
Bluegrass Classics Radio Shows - 1946-48 Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys 1980 Bluegrass Classics
Bluegrass Instrumentals Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys June 14, 1965 Decca
Bluegrass Memories Bill Monroe September 1977 MCA Records
Bluegrass Ramble Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys June 1962 Decca
Bluegrass Special Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys June 17, 1963 Decca
Blue Grass Time Bill Monroe June 12, 1967 Decca
Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys 1991 MCA Records
Far Across the Blue Water - Bill Monroe in Germany Bill Monroe August 3, 2004 Bear Family Records
Father & Son Bill Monroe & James Monroe March 1, 1973 MCA Records
I'll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys June 1964 Decca
I Saw the Light Bill Monroe October 1958 Decca
Kentucky Blue Grass Bill Monroe July 1, 1970 Decca
Knee Deep in Blue Grass Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys June 1958 Decca
Live Duet Recordings 1963-1980 - Off the Record Volume 2 Bill Monroe & Doc Watson October 8, 1993 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Live from Mountain Stage Bill Monroe May 11, 1999 Blue Plate Music
Live Recordings 1956 -1969 - Off the Record Volume 1 Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys September 24, 1993 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Master of Bluegrass Bill Monroe 1981 MCA Records
Mr. Blue Grass Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys May 29, 1961 Decca
Road of Life Bill Monroe June 10, 1974 MCA Records
Southern Flavor Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys May 1988 MCA Records
The High, Lonesome Sound of Bill Monroe Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys August 1966 Decca
The Weary Traveler Bill Monroe January 1976 MCA Records
Together Again Bill & James Monroe June 1978 MCA Records

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Alabama Waltz Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys May 6, 1950 Decca
A Mighty Pretty Waltz Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys August 18, 1952 Decca
Blue Grass Ramble Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys October 14, 1950 Decca
Blue Grass Special Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys November 3, 1947 Columbia [US]
Blue Grass Stomp Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys December 12, 1949 Columbia [US]
Blue Moon of Kentucky Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys September 22, 1947 Columbia [US]
Blue Moon of Kentucky Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys October 4, 1954 Decca
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Ramblers January 1963 Decca
Blue Yodel #4 Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys July 14, 1947 Columbia [US]
Blue Yodel No. 7 Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys November 28, 1941 Bluebird
Boat of Love Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys August 5, 1950 Decca
Brand New Shoes Bill Monroe May 1958 Decca
Can't You Hear Me Callin' Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys March 1950 Columbia [US]
Cheyenne Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys February 7, 1955 Decca
Christmas Time's A-Coming Bill Monroe November 24, 1951 Decca
Country Waltz Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys July 13, 1953 Decca
Coupon Song Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys January 1942 Bluebird
Crossing the Cumberlands Bill Monroe May 19, 1969 Decca
Cryin' Unto My Holy Lord Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys January 1941 Bluebird
Dark as the Night Blue as the Day Bill Monroe October 1959 Decca
Dog House Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys 1941 Bluebird
Four Walls Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys May 13, 1957 Decca
Get Up John Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys May 31, 1954 Decca
Goin' Up Caney Bill Monroe May 3, 1971 Decca
Gotta Travel On Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys January 1959 Decca
Heavy Traffic Ahead Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys July 18, 1949 Columbia [US]
Highway of Sorrow Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys October 13, 1951 Decca
I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys 1948 Columbia [US]
I Hope You Have Learned Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys March 8, 1954 Decca
I Live in the Past Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys December 13, 1965 Decca
I'll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys August 25, 1951 Decca
I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys September 12, 1949 Columbia [US]
I'm Sittin' on Top of the World Bill Monroe November 4, 1957 Decca
I'm Working on a Building Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys December 5, 1954 Decca
Is the Blue Moon Still Shining? Bill Monroe January 1, 1968 Decca
It's Mighty Dark to Travel Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys December 27, 1948 Columbia [US]
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys June 12, 1965 Decca
Linda Lou Bill Monroe February 1961 Decca
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz Bill Monroe May 15, 1972 Decca
Lonesome Wind Blues Bill Monroe December 1959 Decca
Lord Protect My Soul Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Quartet April 21, 1951 Decca
Mansions for Me Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys March 24, 1947 Columbia [US]
Mule Skinner Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys November 1940 Bluebird
My Rose of Old Kentucky Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys April 12, 1948 Columbia [US]
New John Henry Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys September 23, 1963 Decca
New Mule Skinner Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys March 1950 Decca
On and On Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys April 30, 1956 Decca
On the Old Kentucky Shore Bill Monroe February 24, 1951 Decca
Panhandle Country Bill Monroe September 1958 Decca
Put My Little Shoes Away Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys October 17, 1955 Decca
Raw Hide Bill Monroe January 19, 1952 Decca
Rocky Road Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys January 14, 1946 Columbia [US]
Rotation Blues Bill Monroe July 21, 1951 Decca
Sailor's Plea Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys June 2, 1952 Decca
Salt Creek Bill Monroe April 9, 1964 Decca
Shake My Mother's Hand for Me Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys March 28, 1942 Bluebird
Shenandoah Breakdown Bill Monroe September 1964 Decca
Shine Hallelujah Shine Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Quartet January 28, 1948 Columbia [US]
Summertime Is Past and Gone Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys October 4, 1948 Columbia [US]
Swing Low Sweet Chariot Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys June 16, 1951 Decca
Tennessee Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys August 1941 Bluebird
That Home Above Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Quartet October 25, 1948 Columbia [US]
The First Whippoorwill Bill Monroe March 31, 1952 Decca
The Gold Rush Bill Monroe October 28, 1968 Decca
The Old Cross Road (Is Waiting) Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Quartet February 5, 1949 Columbia [US]
There Was Nothing We Could Do Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys April 29, 1963 Decca
Toy Heart Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys March 14, 1949 Columbia [US]
True Life Blues Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys October 1946 Columbia [US]
Uncle Pen Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys December 23, 1950 Decca
Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Quartet February 28, 1955 Decca
Walking in Jerusalem Just Like John Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Quartet April 4, 1953 Decca
Walk Softly on My Heart Bill Monroe March 9, 1970 Decca
With Body and Soul Bill Monroe October 6, 1969 Decca
Y'all Come Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys February 1954 Decca
You'll Find Her Name Written There Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys December 1956 Decca

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