Bill Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) developed the style of… Read Full Bio ↴Bill Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) developed the style of country music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for his home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. He is often referred to as "the father of bluegrass."
In the rock (and roll) community, Bill Monroe may be best known via one of Elvis Presley's earliest recordings at Sun Records, that of Monroe's 'Blue Moon of Kentucky'. Patsy Cline also made a highly regarded version of this song.
In the rock (and roll) community, Bill Monroe may be best known via one of Elvis Presley's earliest recordings at Sun Records, that of Monroe's 'Blue Moon of Kentucky'. Patsy Cline also made a highly regarded version of this song.
John Hardy
Bill Monroe Lyrics
Instrumental
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
James Carroll
Great music! I love bluegrass, it has a very similar soul that Irish music has, it unintentionally tells a simple story from bygone days, true folk music!
Olesh Maksymiw
The best ever!
Trenton Lemke
This john hardy song sucks
Brady Horton
+Trenton Lemke I'd like to see you pick a banjo better
Trenton Lemke
WizKid 1123 Leadbelly one is better
tyler traina
+Trenton Lemke gotta take it for what it is. I like leadbelly's version too but thats too very different styles of music
York Classic Music
Trenton Lemke I like it