Bill Monroe

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. He described the genre as "Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin'. It's Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It's blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound."

Birth and Death Data: Born September 13, 1911 (Rosine), Died September 9, 1996 (Springfield)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: mandolin, vocalist, leader, composer, lyricist, harmony vocal, Musical group, songwriter, yodeling, arranger, guitar, lead vocal

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Recordings (Results 351-373 of 373 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 16269	12/3/1970	Lonesome moonlight waltz-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16270	12/3/1970	Tallahassee-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16271	12/3/1970	Get up John	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16300	1/13/1971	Summertime is past and gone-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16301	1/13/1971	Rocky road blues	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16302	1/13/1971	Mule skinner blues	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16303	1/13/1971	Katy hill (Instrumental)	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16310	1/15/1971	Poor white folks	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16311	1/15/1971	The old gray mare came tearing out of the wilderness	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16312	1/15/1971	Kiss me waltz	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16316	1/20/1971	Jenny Lynn	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16317	1/20/1971	Heel and toe polka	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16318	1/20/1971	Milenberg joy	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16730	3/14/1972	Sweetheart you done me wrong-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16731	3/14/1972	Banks of the Ohio	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16732	3/14/1972	Tall pines-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16733	3/15/1972	Mother's only sleeping-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16734	3/15/1972	Foggy mountain top-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16735	3/15/1972	Love please come home-2	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16736	3/15/1972	What would you give in exchange?-2	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16737	3/21/1972	When the golden leaves begin to fall-1	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16738	3/21/1972	Walls of time-2	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin, leader
Decca	NA 16739	3/21/1972	My old Kentucky and you-3	Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys	instrumentalist, mandolin, leader

(Results 351-373 of 373 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Monroe, Bill," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103708.

Monroe, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103708.

"Monroe, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.