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Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. [1] The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. [2] Like mainstream country music, it largely developed out of old-time string music, though in contrast, it is traditionally played ...
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A bluegrass band is a group of musicians who play acoustic stringed instruments, typically some combination of guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, dobro and upright bass, to perform bluegrass music. Each band on this list either has published sources — such as a news reports, magazine articles, or books — verifying it is a performing or ...
Columbia. Decca. MCA. RCA Victor. William Smith Monroe ( / mənˈroʊ /; September 13, 1911 [1] – September 9, 1996) [2] was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, and created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass".
Bill Monroe - Blue Grass 1950-1958, Booklet, Bear Family Records BCD 15423. Bill Monroe - Blue Grass 1959-1969, Booklet, Bear Family Records BCD 15529. Bill Monroe - Blue Grass 1970-1979, Booklet, Bear Family Records BCD 15606. Bluegrass Discography. The Online Discographical Project.
Martin was born in Sneedville, Tennessee, United States, [2] and was raised in the hard farming life of rural East Tennessee. He grew up near Sneedville, singing in church and with friends from surrounding farms. His mother and stepfather who used to sing gospel were his first influences. When he was in his teens he played guitar in a local ...
Jim McReynolds. Jesse McReynolds. Website. Official website. Jim & Jesse were an American bluegrass music duo of brothers, Jim McReynolds (February 13, 1927 [1] – December 31, 2002) [2] and Jesse McReynolds (July 9, 1929 – June 23, 2023). [1] [3] They were born and raised in Carfax, a community near Coeburn, Virginia, United States.
Billy Strings was born William Lee Apostol on October 3, 1992, in Lansing, Michigan. His father died of a heroin overdose when he was two and his mother remarried Terry Barber, an accomplished amateur bluegrass musician whom Strings regards as his father. The family later moved to Morehead, Kentucky, and then to Muir, Michigan.