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| MONROE Bill |
| Rosine, Kentucky, USA | | * 13.9.1911 |
Personal Data:
| Born: |
13.09.1911 |
(Rosine, Kentucky, USA, as William Smith Monroe) |
| Died: |
09.09.1996 |
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Appearances:
Albums Discography:
| # | Title | Release Date | Label | Type | UK | USA | | 1. | Bluegrass Ramble | ? | ? | | | | | 2. | Bluegrass Special | ? | ? | | | | | 3. | Bluegrass Instrumentals | ? | ? | | | | | 4. | The High Lonesome Sound | ? | ? | | | | | 5. | Bluegrass Time | ? | ? | | | | | 6. | Greatest Hits | ? | ? |  | | | | 7. | Bill And Charlie Monroe | ? | ? | | | | | 8. | A Voice From On High | ? | ? | | | | | 9. | Kentucky Bluegrass | ? | ? | | | | | 10. | Country Music Hall Of Flame | ? | ? | | | | | 11. | Uncle Pen | ? | ? | | | | | 12. | I Saw The Light | 1959 | | | | | | 13. | Bluegrass Style | ? | ? | | | | | 14. | Father And Son | ? | ? | | | | | 15. | Bill Monroe Sings Country Songs | ? | ? | | | | | 16. | With Flatt & Scruggs | ? | ? | | | | | 17. | Songs With The Bluesgrass Boys | ? | ? | | | | | 18. | Mr. Bluegrass | ? | ? | | | | | 19. | Best Of Bill Monroe | 6/1975 | MCA | | | | | 20. | Southern Flavor | 1988 | MCA | | | | | 21. | Muleskinner Blues | 9/1991 | RCA | | | | | 22. | Silver Eagle Presents Bill Monroe Live In Concert | 16.02.1999 | |  | | | | 23. | Live From Mountain Stage | 11.05.1999 | | | | | | 24. | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | 02.11.1999 | Chronicles | | | | | 25. | American Traveler
& His Blue Grass Boys, kompilace | 25.07.2000 | County | | | | | 26. | RCA Country Legends | 11.06.2002 | RLG/BMG Heritage | | | | | 27. | Mountain In My Heart
& Friends | 30.07.2002 | Fuel 2000 | | | | | 28. | Far Across the Blue Water | 03.08.2004 | Bear Family | | | | | 29. | Gospel Spirit | 24.08.2004 | MCA Nashville | | | | | 30. | And the Blue Grass Boys: Live at Mechanics Hall | 05.10.2004 | Acoustic Disc | | | | | 31. | Legend Lives On | 01.03.2005 | | | | | | 32. | Shady Grove | 29.03.2005 | Fruit Tree | | | | | 33. | Definitive Collection | 19.04.2005 | MCA Nashville | | | | | 34. | Bluegrass Legends
& Doc Watson | 10.01.2006 | Direct Source | | | | | 35. | Country Hit Parade: Live | 10.01.2006 | Direct Source | | | | | 36. | Nine Pound Hammer
& The Bluegrass Boys | 31.01.2006 | Tomato Music | | | | | 37. | Bill Monroe: Platinum Artist Series | 22.05.2007 | St. Clair | | | | | 38. | Pure | 25.09.2007 | Direct Source | | | | | 39. | 16 Gems | 29.01.2008 | Sbme Special Mkts | | | | | 40. | Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass Boys 1950-1958 | 15.09.2009 | JSP | | | | | 41. | Bill Monroe and Friends / Bill Monroe and Stars of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame | 14.09.2010 | Raven | | | | | 42. | The Father of Bluegrass | 31.01.2012 | | | | | | 43. | Icon | 14.08.2012 | MCA | | | | | 44. | The Father of Bluegrass: The Essential Recordings | 04.03.2013 | Primo | | | | | 45. | Live 1964 | 18.11.2014 | Rockbeat | | | | | 46. | Five Classic Album Plus | 07.04.2015 | | | | | | 47. | Knee Deep in Bluegrass | 28.10.2016 | Hallmark | | | | | 48. | Gotta Travel On
& His Bluegrass Boys | 17.02.2017 | Jasmine | | | | | 49. | Castle Studio 1950-1951
& Bluegrass Boys | 03.03.2017 | Richard Weize Archive | | | |
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Singles Discography:
| # | SP/EP Title | Release Date | Label | UK | USA | | 1. | Mule Skinner Blues
& His Blue Grass Boys | 1940 | Bluebird | | | | 2. | Blue Ridge Mountain Blues | 27.05.1966 | Brunswick | | |
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Awards:
1970 Country Hall Of Fame
1988 Grammy Awards - Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal Or Instrumental) (LP "Southern Flavor")
1998 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Blue Moon Of Kentucky")
2009 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Mule Skinner Blues", 1940)
Various:
Compilation Appearances:
"Blue Moon Of Kentucky" on compilation "Songs From the Brown Hotel" (16.8.05, Junket Boy)
Press References:
| Melody Maker | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1975 | 17 | 26.04.1975 | 62 | Country Roads | interview | | 1975 | 19 | 03.05.1975 | 29 | Caught In The Act | gig review | | Rock & Pop | | Year | Issue | Date | Page | Column | Type | | 1996 | 11 | | 44 | | profile |
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