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February 28, 2010
I Hear a Voice Calling: A Bluegrass Memoir - Gene Lowinger explains: “This is a personal account of my experiences with Bill Monroe and after, . . . This took Lowinger, after 23 years, back to Monroe with the chance to photograph him and other bluegrass greats. The book includes 75 photos.
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2010/02/five_new_books_ . . .
December 19, 2009
A 7-inch mandolin headstock veneer defaced by Bill Monroe nearly half a century ago sold at auction Dec. 3 for $37,500. That's $5,357.15 an inch. The . . . Thursday. "But it's folklore. It's one of a kind. It came from the most famous mandolin in the world. It's at the heart and soul of bluegrass music.
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/dec/18/bc-mus-bluegrassow-_- . . .
December 9, 2009
When we last left Bill Monroe, his career was nearing rock bottom. While former sidemen Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were now achieving considerable . . . instruments, and this he did at a time when the trend in commercial country music among performers of his generation was directly opposed to him.
http://mog.com/blog_posts/1634889/mogbar . . .
November 27, 2009
Amazon.com: Bill Monroe: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fw . . .
November 26, 2009
Amazon.com: Bluegrass – Musical Genres / Music / Bill Monroe: Books http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fw . . .
November 20, 2009
Learn more about the man credited with starting American bluegrass – mandolin master, extraordinaire Bill Monroe.
http://folkmusic.about.com/od/bluegrass/p/BMonroe_profile.htm . . .
November 20, 2009
Voice Your Support for a Bill Monroe Commemorative Stamp! – Would you like to see Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music, honored by a commemorative United States Postage Stamp?
http://www.billmonroestamp.org/ . . .
November 20, 2009
Bill Monroe (1911 – 1996) – Find A Grave Memorial – Father of American Bluegrass Music. He is the founder of the music genre known as Bluegrass.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2508 . . .
November 20, 2009
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Feature on Bill Monroe – Bill Monroe, known as “The Father of Bluegrass,” was born on September 13, 1911 in Rosine, Kentucky.
http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/l-o/bill-monroe.aspx . . .
November 20, 2009
Full List of Inductees – Country Music Hall of Fame – Bill Monroe – As singer, songwriter, bandleader, showman, and instrumentalist, no individual is so closely identified with an American musical style as Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music.
http://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/full-list-of-inductees/view/bill . . .
