Albums by Bill Monroe
ALBUMCastle Studio 1950-1951 Complete Sessions, Vol. 1 (with the Bluegrass Boys)Bill Monroe
ALBUMCastle Studio 1950-1951 Complete Sessions, Vol. 2 (with the Bluegrass Boys)Bill Monroe
ALBUMCastle Studio 1950-1951 Complete Sessions, Vol. 3 (with the Bluegrass Boys)Bill Monroe
ALBUMCastle Studio 1950-1951 Complete Sessions, Vol. 4 (with the Bluegrass Boys)Bill Monroe
ALBUMCastle Studio 1950-1951 Complete Sessions, Vol. 5 (with the Bluegrass Boys)Bill Monroe
ALBUMFoggy Mountain BreakdownBill Monroe
ALBUMUncle Pen - LiveBill Monroe
ALBUMRCA Country Legends: Bill MonroeBill Monroe
ALBUMLive Duet Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record, Vol. 2Bill Monroe & Doc Watson
ALBUMLive Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record, Vol. 1Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys
Artist Playlists
Bill Monroe Essentials
The peerless father of bluegrass.
Inspired by Bill Monroe
The father of bluegrass' swift, polished sound abides.
Bill Monroe: Deep Cuts
Some of the mandolinist's boldest bluegrass.
Artist Biography
One of the giants of 20th-century music, Kentucky-born Bill Monroe was the undisputed creator of bluegrass. His mandolin-picking and plaintive tenor are among the genre's most moving and distinctive sounds. His band, the Bluegrass Boys, provided the launching pad for innumerable bluegrass careers, graduating such luminaries as Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, and Peter Rowan. Though his period of greatest popularity was the '40s and '50s, Monroe was a tireless performer who continued to play live into the '90s, even after treatment for cancer and a double bypass operation. By the time of his death in 1996, he had been crowned several times over as the king of bluegrass and proved a seminal inspiration to several generations of musicians.
Hometown
Rosine, KY, United States
Genre
Country