Bill Monroe

Monroe’s significance as an artist cannot be underrated: he created and continued a distinct vocal tradition known as his “high, lonesome sound” that became the standard bluegrass vocal style; he developed innovative techniques on the mandolin, establishing it as a virtuoso string band instrument.

Bill Monroe (1911-1996) was an American singer, songwriter, and mandolinist who is known as the “Father of Bluegrass Music”. Monroe is credited with inventing the bluegrass genre, a high-energy, fast-tempo style of country music that combines elements of Scottish bagpipes, American hymnody, African-American blues, and jazz. Monroe’s band, The Blue Grass Boys, named themselves after the bluegrass of Kentucky and defined the classic bluegrass sound in the 1940s. Monroe’s music influenced generations of bluegrass musicians, including Flatt and Scruggs and The Stanley Brothers, and his sound can still be heard in today’s folk and rock music.

Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)

Six White Horses

Tennessee Blues (Live)

Honky Tonk Swing

Rocky Road Blues

Kentucky Waltz

True Life Blues

Footprints In the Snow

Blue Moon of Kentucky

Blue Grass Special

How Will I Explain About You?

My Rose of Old Kentucky

Blue Grass Breakdown

I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky

Blue Grass Stomp

Bill Monroe Bluegrass

Bill Monroe

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