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Bill Monroe (Rosine, Kentucky, 13 september 1911 – Springfield (Tennessee), 9 september 1996) ontwikkelde de muziekstijl bekend als bluegrass, die genoemd is naar zijn begeleidingsband the Blue Grass Boys, op hun beurt weer genoemd naar zijn geboortestaat Kentucky. Monroes actieve carrière omspande zestig jaar als zanger, instrumentalist, componist en bandleider.
Zijn muzikale loopbaan begon in de jaren dertig toen hij samen met zijn oudere broer Charlie begon op te treden als duet, the Monroe Brothers. Nadat de broers in 1939 uit elkaar waren gegaan formeerde Bill als snel de eerste editie van the Blue Grass Boys op en in datzelfde jaar werd hij een regelmatige gast in de Grand Ole Opry.
Als mandolinespeler bracht Monroe een virtuositeit in countrymuziek die daarvoor ongekend was. In 1945 nam hij Earl Scruggs aan die hetzelfde deed voor de banjo. Deze groep, waarvan ook zanger/gitarist Lester Flatt deel uitmaakte, wordt beschouwd als de eerste echte bluegrassband.
Meer dan 150 muzikanten maakten over de jaren deel uit van the Blue Grass Boys. Velen hiervan werden later sterren op eigen kracht, waaronder: Mac Wiseman, Sonny Osborne, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno, en Carter Stanley.
Bill Monroe werd in 1971 opgenomen in de Country Music Hall of Fame, in 1989 in de IBMA Hall of Honor en in 1997 in de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (voor zijn "early influence"). Hij is de enige artiest die al deze drie eren te beurt viel. Daarnaast werd hij in 1971 opgenomen in de Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Bill Monroe - 16 Gems 1996
1. Bill Monroe - Kentucky Waltz [02:45]
2. Bill Monroe - True Life Blues [02:47]
3. Bill Monroe - Nobody Loves Me [02:37]
4. Bill Monroe - Good-Bye Old Pal [02:39]
5. Bill Monroe - Blue Grass Special [02:27]
6. Bill Monroe - Heavy Traffic Ahead [02:48]
7. Bill Monroe - Summertime Is Past And Gone [02:52]
8. Bill Monroe - I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky [02:54]
9. Bill Monroe - It's Mighty Dark To Travel [02:49]
10. Bill Monroe - Blue Grass Breakdown [02:14]
11. Bill Monroe - Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong [02:45]
12. Bill Monroe - Old Cross Road Is Waiting [02:40]
13. Bill Monroe - Remember The Cross [03:06]
14. Bill Monroe - Shine Hallelujah Shine [02:31]
15. Bill Monroe - Can't You Hear Me Calling [03:16]
16. Bill Monroe - Travelin' This Lonesome Road [03:08]
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Bill Monroe - 20th Century Masters 1999
. 1. Bill Monroe - Blue Moon Of Kentucky [02:06]
2. Bill Monroe - Footprints In The Snow [02:39]
3. Bill Monroe - New Mule Skinner Blues [02:29]
4. Bill Monroe - Uncle Pen [02:44]
5. Bill Monroe - In The Pines [03:10]
6. Bill Monroe - I'm Working On A Building [02:43]
7. Bill Monroe - Gotta Travel On [02:33]
8. Bill Monroe - Scotland [01:53]
9. Bill Monroe - Molly & Tenbrooks [02:21]
10. Bill Monroe - I'm Sitting On Top Of The World [02:18]
11. Bill Monroe - I Saw The Light [02:28]
12. Bill Monroe - My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin' (With Ricky Skaggs)[02:50]
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Bill Monroe - Anthology 2003(2cd's)
CD1
1. Bill Monroe - New Mule Skinner Blues [02:29]
2. Bill Monroe - My Little Georgia Rose [03:06]
3. Bill Monroe - Uncle Pen [02:44]
4. Bill Monroe - Raw Hide [02:36]
5. Bill Monroe - Kentucky Waltz [03:15]
6. Bill Monroe - When The Cactus Is In Bloom [02:04]
7. Bill Monroe - Get Down On Your Knees And Pray [03:00]
8. Bill Monroe - In The Pines [03:11]
9. Bill Monroe - Footprints In The Snow [02:40]
10. Bill Monroe - Walking In Jerusalem Just Like John [01:59]
11. Bill Monroe - Get Up John [02:10]
12. Bill Monroe - On And On [02:47]
13. Bill Monroe - I'm Working On A Building [02:43]
14. Bill Monroe - Blue Moon Of Kentucky [02:07]
15. Bill Monroe - Roanoke [02:38]
16. Bill Monroe - Goodbye Old Pal [02:04]
17. Bill Monroe - Molly & Tenbrooks [02:21]
18. Bill Monroe - I'm Sitting On Top Of The World [02:18]
19. Bill Monroe - I Saw The Light [02:30]
20. Bill Monroe - Scotland [01:54]
21. Bill Monroe - Panhandle Country [02:05]
22. Bill Monroe - Gotta Travel On [02:33]
23. Bill Monroe - Big Mon [02:16]
24. Bill Monroe - Linda Lou [02:09]
25. Bill Monroe - Lonesome Road Blues [02:27]
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CD2
1. Bill Monroe - Time Changes Everything [02:14]
2. Bill Monroe - I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky [02:22]
3. Bill Monroe - Toy Heart [02:14]
4. Bill Monroe - Live And Let Live [02:39]
5. Bill Monroe - Old Joe Clark [02:24]
6. Bill Monroe - Columbus Stockade Blues [03:04]
7. Bill Monroe - Drifting Too Far From The Shore [02:28]
8. Bill Monroe - Somebody Touched Me [02:31]
9. Bill Monroe - Jimmy Brown The Newsboy [02:25]
10. Bill Monroe - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry [02:12]
11. Bill Monroe - Devil's Dream [02:24]
12. Bill Monroe - Highway Of Sorrow [02:21]
13. Bill Monroe - Roll On Buddy, Roll On [02:10]
14. Bill Monroe - (We're Goin') Just Over In The Gloryland [02:22]
15. Bill Monroe - Fire On The Mountain [02:04]
16. Bill Monroe - The Long Black Veil [02:39]
17. Bill Monroe - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [02:33]
18. Bill Monroe - Dusty Miller [02:18]
19. Bill Monroe - Midnight On The Stormy Deep [03:42]
20. Bill Monroe - Sally Goodin' [03:14]
21. Bill Monroe - Walls Of Time [03:18]
22. Bill Monroe - I Haven't Seen Mary In Years [03:03]
23. Bill Monroe - With Body And Soul [03:05]
24. Bill Monroe - Walk Softly On My Heart (A/K/A Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine)[02:34]
25. Bill Monroe - My Last Days On Earth [04:41]
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Bill Monroe - Bluegrass '87 1987
1. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - The Long Bow [02:45]
2. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Mighty Dark To Travel[02:50]
3. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Music Valley Waltz [02:57]
4. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Jekyll Island [02:32]
5. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - The Old Crossroads [04:07]
6. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - The Old Brown County Barn[02:29]
7. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Stay Away From Me [02:15]
8. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Bluest Man In Town [04:04]
9. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Angels, Rock Me To Sleep[03:00]
10. Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Dancin' In Brancin' [02:32]
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Bill Monroe - The Definitive Collection 2005
1. Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - Blue Moon Of Kentucky[02:07]
2. Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - Jimmy Brown The Newsboy[02:25]
3. Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - I Saw The Light [02:29]
4. Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - Goodbye Old Pal [02:03]
5. Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - Footprints In The Snow[02:40]
6. Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - Roll On Buddy Roll On[02:10]
7. Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky[02:23]
8. Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys - Molly & Tenbrooks [02:]
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