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5 days ago · It functions as a "fake book" for bluegrass students to learn the original melody or to study Monroe's playing style. The melodies were played by mandolin, fiddle, twin fiddles, or triple fiddles, and are grouped accordingly.
5 days ago · The band returned and Tuttle raised the question, “Y’all want to hear a fiddle tune. Here’s one for ya I learned from Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe,” sending Golden Highway off like a comet streaking through the night sky on ‘Bluegrass in the Backwoods’, leaving behind whispers of awe. Once again, people in the crowd were shouting ...
1 day ago · “I was picking at a festival,and I’d known Bill Monroe for years. I liked him, so I kind of played his style when I first started.” But later, Monroe told Luther, “You’re doing good, but get your own style.” A few months later at a festival, Bill noted: “I see you’ve learned your own style.” “I couldn’t find my own style.
5 days ago · Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys William Smith Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass".The genre takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, who named their group for the bluegrass of Monroe's home state of Kentucky.
3 days ago · Yeah, a lot of time it will be a string kind of thing, bluegrass being a genre coined by Bill Monroe. He was a mandolin player and his band was a kind of Appalachian string band. Fiddle, banjo ...
4 days ago · The Opry will celebrate the exact 100th anniversary of performer Uncle Jimmy Thompson playing his fiddle for the first time on what would become the Grand Ole Opry. One hundred years later, on November 28, 2025, this special show will walk through the Opry’s decades, beginning with that first performance and building toward a look to the Opry ...
2 days ago · "Since 1925, the Grand Ole Opry has left an undeniable mark on American culture. What began as an impromptu performance of old-time fiddle tunes has transformed into the longest-running radio broadcast in U.S. history, as well as a live performance for millions of country music fans each year," a synopsis for the book reads.
