Composer
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter (1911-1996)
1911–1996
72 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1911
- Died
- 1996
- Birthplace
- Rosine
- Place of death
- Springfield
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
William Smith Monroe ( mən-ROH; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the bluegrass music genre. For this reason, 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."
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; singer-songwriter; composer; mandolinist; guitarist; bandleader; country musician
- Recorded memberships
- Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys; The Monroe Brothers
- Genres
- bluegrass music
- Awards
- Peabody Awards; National Medal of Arts; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 39562704
- ISNI
- 0000000073654102
- GND ID
- 119466791
- Library of Congress ID
- n82090832
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2a2be593-6984-4640-8cf1-717ec7a6e18b; d206e5df-e9de-40ec-8982-7013f27efb73
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo, Voice, Piano
- Genres represented
- Country
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
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| Blue Moon Of Kentucky | See work details |
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| Roanoke | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Uncle Pen | See work details |
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| Molly And Ten Brooks | See work details |
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| My Rose Of Old Kentucky | See work details |
1 more instruments
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| It's Mighty Dark To Travel | See work details |
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| Bill's Dream | See work details |
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| Gold Rush | See work details |
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| I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome | See work details |
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| Can't You Hear Me Callin'? | See work details |
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| Summertime Is Past And Gone | See work details |
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| Kentucky Waltz | See work details |
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| I'm Goin' Back To Old Kentucky | See work details |
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| Careless Love | See work details |
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| Shine Hallelujah Shine | See work details |
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| Nobody Loves Me | See work details |
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| Midnight On The Stormy Deep | See work details |
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| Kentucky Mandolin | See work details |
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| Children Go Where I Send Thee | See work details |
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| Blue Grass Breakdown | See work details |
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| Old Crossroad Is Waitin' | See work details |
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| Travelin' This Lonesome Road | See work details |
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| Goodbye Old Pal | See work details |
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| Heavy Traffic Ahead | See work details |
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| Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong | See work details |
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| Walls of Time | See work details |
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| Wheel Hoss | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Columbus Stockade Blues | See work details |
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| Cotton-Eyed Joe | See work details |
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| Highway of Sorrow | See work details |
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| New River Train | See work details |
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| Remember The Cross | See work details |
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| Blue Grass Special | See work details |
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| Can't You Hear Me Calling | See work details |
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| Shenandoah Breakdown | See work details |
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| The Gold Rush | See work details |
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| Blue Grass Stomp | See work details |
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| I'm On My Way To The Old Home | See work details |
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| Letter From My Darling | See work details |
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| Sitting Alone In The Moonlight | See work details |
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| Used To Be | See work details |
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| Down Yonder | See work details |
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| Cowboy Jack | See work details |
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| Cripple Creek | See work details |
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| Crying Holy | See work details |
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| Darling Corey | See work details |
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| On And On | See work details |
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| True Life Blues | See work details |
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 39562704. Portrait: Norran Lamberson. Waylon at de.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.