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Bill Monroe (13 Sep 1911 - 09 Sep 1996)

Male Person - United States

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Releases (48)

Official

Album

  1. Bill Monroe's Uncle Pen 1972
  2. Road of Life 1974
  3. The Weary Traveler 1976
  4. Bluegrass Memories 1977
  5. Master of Bluegrass 1981
  6. Bill Monroe & Friends 1984

Album - Compilation

  1. Bill Monroe's Greatest Hits 1972
  2. The Best of Bill Monroe 1977
  3. Columbia Historic Edition 1984
  4. Blue Grass 1950-1958 1989
  5. Blue Grass 1959-1969 1991
  6. Blue Moon of Kentucky 1993
  7. Blue Grass 1970-1979 03 May 1994
  8. The Music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1994 1994
  9. 16 Gems 1996
  10. The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers 1997
  11. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Monroe 18 Jan 2000
  12. American Traveler 26 Jun 2000
  13. Blue Moon of Kentucky 1936-1949 2002
  14. RCA Country Legends 2002
  15. All the Classic Releases 1937-1949 2003
  16. Anthology 2003
  17. The Legend Lives On 21 Feb 2005
  18. My Last Days On Earth 06 Feb 2007
  19. The Country Music Hall of Fame: Bill Monroe 01 May 2007
  20. Country Music Legends 2007
  21. The Father of Bluegrass 2011
  22. Icon 11 May 2013
  23. The Father of Bluegrass: The Essential Recordings 2014
  24. Five Classic Albums plus Bonus Singles

Album - Live

  1. Bean Blossom 1989
  2. Silver Eagle Cross Country Music Show Presents Bill Monroe 16 Feb 1999
  3. Live From Mountain Stage 1999
  4. Live Radio 2001
  5. July 1963 · Two Days At Newport 2003
  6. In Germany: Far Across The Blue Water 2004

Single

  1. Poison Love / On the Old Kentucky Shore 05 Mar 1951
  2. Rotation Blues / Lonesome Truck Drivers Blues 23 Jul 1951
  3. I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning / Get Down On Your Knees And Pray 04 Sep 1951
  4. Christmas Time's A-Coming / The First Whippoorwill 24 Nov 1951
  5. Mary at the Home Place / Shenandoah Breakdown 1964
  6. With Body and Soul / Fireball Mail 1969
  7. Walk Softly on My Heart 1970

Promotion

Single

  1. Scotland 1958
  2. My Last Days on Earth 1981

Other - Interview

  1. The Music of Bill Monroe: The Radio Special 1994

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Orange Blossom Special 1989

Relationships (8)

Teachers

  1. Arnold Shultz

Member Of

  1. Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys original, eponymous, mandolin
  2. The Monroe Brothers
  3. Doc Watson and Bill Monroe eponymous

Siblings

  1. Charlie Monroe
  2. Birch Monroe

Children

  1. Melissa Monroe
  2. James Monroe

Recordings by (412)

  1. Mule Skinner Blues 2:44 (Dec 1940) 1940-10-07
  2. Goodbye Old Pal 2:42 (22 Sep 1947) matrix C4358-1, first released 1947
  3. Can’t You Hear Me Callin’ 3:17 (13 Mar 1950) matrix CO 41835-1 NASH 738-1, first released 1950
  4. Uncle Pen 2:44 (1950) 1950 Decca studio recording; the original and most widely released version
  5. On the Old Kentucky Shore 3:13 (05 Mar 1951)
  6. Poison Love 2:35 (05 Mar 1951)
  7. Rotation Blues 2:54 (23 Jul 1951)
  8. Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues 2:54 (23 Jul 1951)
  9. I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning 2:49 (04 Sep 1951)
  10. Christmas Time’s Coming 2:48 (24 Nov 1951) 1951 studio recording with vibraphone
  11. The First Whippoorwill 2:54 (24 Nov 1951)
  12. Footprints in the Snow 2:41 (13 Oct 1952) 1952 recording
  13. In the Pines 3:12 (13 Oct 1952) 1952 Decca studio recording
  14. Molly and Tenbrooks 2:22 (Jul 1958) 1957 Decca studio recording, matrix NA 9822 102740
  15. Cry, Cry Darlin’ 2:24 (Jul 1958)
  16. I’m Sittin’ on Top of the World 2:19 (Jul 1958)
  17. Out in the Cold World 2:36 (Jul 1958)
  18. In Despair 2:17 (Jul 1958)
  19. Come Back to Me in My Dreams 2:25 (Jul 1958)
  20. Sally Jo 2:39 (Jul 1958)
  21. Brand New Shoes 2:12 (Jul 1958)
  22. A Lonesome Road 2:40 (Jul 1958)
  23. Scotland 1:54 (1958)
  24. Panhandle Country 2:05 (1958)
  25. Linda Lou 2:10 (May 1961)
  26. You Live in a World All Your Own 2:23 (May 1961)
  27. Put My Rubber Doll Away 3:01 (May 1961)
  28. Seven Year Blues 3:05 (May 1961)
  29. Time Changes Everything 2:15 (May 1961)
  30. Big River 2:11 (May 1961)
  31. Flowers of Love 3:04 (May 1961)
  32. It's Mighty Dark to Travel 2:02 (May 1961)
  33. Bluegrass, Part 1 (Bluegrass Twist) 2:45 (May 1961)
  34. Sold Down the River 2:29 (May 1961)
  35. Little Joe 2:58 (May 1961)
  36. Lonesome Road Blues 2:30 (May 1961)
  37. I’m Going Back to Old Kentucky 2:23 (Jun 1962) 1961 recording
  38. Toy Heart 2:14 (Jun 1962) 1961 recording
  39. Nine Pound Hammer 2:17 (Jun 1962)
  40. Little Maggie 2:32 (Jun 1962)
  41. Shady Grove 1:42 (Jun 1962)
  42. Live and Let Live 2:39 (Jun 1962)
  43. Danny Boy 2:36 (Jun 1962)
  44. Cotton Fields 2:31 (Jun 1962)
  45. Journey’s End 2:49 (Jun 1962)
  46. John Hardy 2:41 (Jun 1962)
  47. Bugle Call Rag 2:39 (Jun 1962)
  48. Old Joe Clark 2:22 (Jun 1962)
  49. A Fallen Star 2:10 (08 Oct 1962)
  50. Four Walls 2:20 (08 Oct 1962)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. I Am Thinking Tonight of the Old Folks 2:28 The Monroe Brothers (27 Jan 1937) mandolin
  2. Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms 2:27 The Monroe Brothers (27 Jan 1937) mandolin
  3. Six White Horses 3:04 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Dec 1940) mandolin
  4. Mule Skinner Blues 2:44 Bill Monroe (Dec 1940) guitar
  5. Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord 2:29 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Feb 1941) mandolin
  6. No Letter in the Mail 2:42 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Feb 1941) mandolin
  7. I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do 2:52 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Oct 1941) mandolin
  8. Tennessee Blues 2:52 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Oct 1941) mandolin
  9. Blue Yodel No. 7 2:54 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Nov 1941) mandolin
  10. In the Pines 3:24 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Nov 1941) mandolin
  11. Dog House Blues 3:07 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (1941) guitar
  12. Katy Hill 2:39 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (1941) mandolin
  13. Orange Blossom Special 2:33 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Feb 1942) mandolin
  14. The Coupon Song 2:56 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Feb 1942) mandolin
  15. Were You There? 2:47 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Mar 1942) mandolin
  16. Shake My Mother’s Hand for Me 3:06 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Mar 1942) mandolin
  17. Honky Tonk Swing 2:31 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (15 May 1942) mandolin
  18. Back Up and Push 2:49 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (15 May 1942) mandolin
  19. Rocky Road Blues 2:36 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Jan 1946) mandolin
  20. Kentucky Waltz 2:48 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Jan 1946) mandolin
  21. True Life Blues 2:50 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Oct 1946) mandolin
  22. Footprints in the Snow 2:40 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Oct 1946) mandolin
  23. Mansions for Me 3:15 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (24 May 1947) mandolin
  24. Mother’s Only Sleeping 3:18 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (24 May 1947) mandolin
  25. Blue Yodel No. 4 3:06 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Jul 1947) mandolin
  26. Will You Be Loving Another Man? 2:53 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Jul 1947) mandolin
  27. Goodbye Old Pal 2:42 Bill Monroe (22 Sep 1947) mandolin
  28. Blue Moon of Kentucky 3:04 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (22 Sep 1947) mandolin

Vocals

  1. I Am Thinking Tonight of the Old Folks 2:28 The Monroe Brothers (27 Jan 1937) tenor vocals
  2. Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms 2:27 The Monroe Brothers (27 Jan 1937) tenor vocals
  3. Mule Skinner Blues 2:44 Bill Monroe (Dec 1940) lead vocals
  4. No Letter in the Mail 2:42 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Feb 1941) tenor vocals
  5. Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord 2:29 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Feb 1941) lead vocals
  6. I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do 2:52 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Oct 1941) tenor vocals
  7. Blue Yodel No. 7 2:54 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Nov 1941) lead vocals
  8. In the Pines 3:24 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Nov 1941) tenor vocals
  9. Dog House Blues 3:07 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (1941) lead vocals
  10. Orange Blossom Special 2:33 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (Feb 1942) tenor vocals
  11. Shake My Mother’s Hand for Me 3:06 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Mar 1942) lead vocals
  12. Were You There? 2:47 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Mar 1942) lead vocals
  13. Kentucky Waltz 2:48 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Jan 1946) lead vocals
  14. Rocky Road Blues 2:36 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Jan 1946) lead vocals
  15. True Life Blues 2:50 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Oct 1946) tenor vocals
  16. Footprints in the Snow 2:40 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (28 Oct 1946) lead vocals
  17. Mansions for Me 3:15 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (24 May 1947) tenor vocals
  18. Mother’s Only Sleeping 3:18 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (24 May 1947) tenor vocals
  19. Will You Be Loving Another Man? 2:53 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Jul 1947) tenor vocals
  20. Blue Yodel No. 4 3:06 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (14 Jul 1947) lead vocals
  21. Blue Moon of Kentucky 3:04 Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (22 Sep 1947) lead vocals
  22. Goodbye Old Pal 2:42 Bill Monroe (22 Sep 1947) lead vocals

Credited as (58)

  1. Bill Monroe
  2. Bill Monroe & Doc Watson
  3. Kenny Baker & Bill Monroe
  4. Tom T. Hall feat. Bill Monroe
  5. Byron Berline feat. Bill Monroe & Earl Scruggs
  6. Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan
  7. Bill Monroe and Doc Watson
  8. Mark O’Connor, Byron Berline & Bill Monroe
  9. Steve Earle with Bill Monroe
  10. Bill Monroe feat. Peter Rowan & Tex Logan
  11. Johnny Cash with Bill Monroe
  12. Doc Watson and Bill Monroe
  13. Bill Monroe, Charlie Monroe
  14. Richard Greene & Bill Monroe
  15. Bill & Charlie Monroe
  16. William Monroe
  17. Bill Monroe feat. Ricky Skaggs
  18. Del McCoury & Bill Monroe
  19. Bill & James Monroe
  20. Bill Monroe & Jim and Jesse
  21. Bill Monroe & Carl Jackson
  22. Bill Monroe & The Osborne Brothers
  23. Bill Monroe & Carl Story
  24. Bill Monroe & The Country Gentlemen
  25. Bill Monroe & The Seldom Scene
  26. Bill Monroe & Tater Tate
  27. Bill Monroe & Ralph Stanley
  28. Bill Monroe & Bobby Hicks
  29. Bill Monroe & Del McCoury
  30. Bill Monroe & Mel Tillis
  31. Bill Monroe & The Gatlin Brothers
  32. Bill Monroe & Ricky Skaggs
  33. Bill Monroe & John Hartford
  34. Bill Monroe & Waylon Jennings
  35. Bill Monroe & Johnny Cash
  36. Bill Monroe & The Oak Ridge Boys
  37. Bill Monroe & Willie Nelson
  38. Bill Monroe & Emmylou Harris
  39. Bill Monroe & Barbara Mandrell
  40. Bill Monroe & Mac Wiseman
  41. Bill Monroe, Birch Monroe and Charlie Monroe
  42. James Monroe & Bill Monroe
  43. Ralph & Bill Monroe
  44. Lester Flatt & Bill Monroe
  45. Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe
  46. Tom T. Hall & Bill Monroe
  47. Bill Monroe & James Monroe
  48. Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys feat. Bill Monroe
  49. Larry Sparks with Bill Monroe
  50. Bill Monroe & Kenny Baker
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Works (282)

Arranged

  1. Evening Prayer Blues
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Previous Attribution

  1. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
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Revised

  1. Put My Little Shoes Away
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Composed

  1. Kentucky Waltz (1945)
  2. Blue Moon of Kentucky (1946)
  3. Monroe's Hornpipe
  4. Stoney Lonesome
  5. Sailor's Hornpipe
  6. Tall Timber
  7. Get Up John
  8. Brown County Breakdown
  9. Panhandle Country
  10. Big Mon
  11. Santa Claus
  12. Scotland
  13. Rawhide
  14. Wheel Hoss
  15. Goodbye Old Pal
  16. Come Back to Me in My Dreams
  17. Little Maggie
  18. Toy Heart
  19. I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky
  20. Uncle Pen
  21. Molly and Tenbrooks
  22. Heavy Traffic Ahead
  23. Shenandoah Breakdown
  24. Little Joe
  25. Blue Grass, Part One
  26. Flowers of Love
  27. It's Mighty Dark to Travel
  28. Lonesome Road Blues
  29. I Was Left on the Street
  30. Big Sandy River
  31. Cheap Love Affair
  32. How Will I Explain About You
  33. Baker's Breakdown
  34. I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home
  35. Used to Be
  36. Close By
  37. My Little Georgia Rose
  38. Letter From My Darlin'
  39. On the Old Kentucky Shore
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Lyrics

  1. Kentucky Waltz (1945)
  2. Blue Moon of Kentucky (1946)
  3. I Hear My Savior Calling
  4. I'm on My Way Back to the Old Home
  5. Memories of You
  6. Uncle Pen
  7. Used to Be
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Published

  1. What Would You Give in Exchange, Part 2 (06 Apr 1937)
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Events (2)

Host At

  1. Bill Monroe's 7th Annual Bluegrass Festival
  2. Bill Monroe's 13th Annual Bluegrass Festival

Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82090832
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82090832/
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103708
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/bill-monroe

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-10967/bill-monroe/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Bill%20Monroe

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/450691
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1888160
  3. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1088683

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000081083

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0598463/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/39562704

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170042

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/8935

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/2a2be593-6984-4640-8cf1-717ec7a6e18b