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After the Monroe Brothers disbanded in 1938, Bill Monroe formed The Kentuckians in Little Rock, Arkansas, but the group only lasted for three months. [1] Monroe then left Little Rock for Atlanta, Georgia, to form the first edition of the Blue Grass Boys, [1] with singer/guitarist Cleo Davis, fiddler Art Wooten, and bassist Amos Garren.
Charlie Monroe (July 4, 1903 [1] – September 27, 1975) was an American country and bluegrass music guitarist. Charlie performed with his brother, Bill, as part of the Monroe Brothers. [2] He later formed his own group, Charlie Monroe & the Kentucky Pardners. [3]
[1] The song was recorded by Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys on October 28, 1947, but not released until 1949. In 1948, The Stanley Brothers released a recording of it in the Blue Grass Boys' style, marking the first recorded adoption of the bluegrass style by a second band. [2]
Bessie Lee would have apparently met Bill Monroe in early 1936 at the high school in Norwood, North Carolina (though it is not known for certain). Bessie Lee was a winner of a school contest for selling the most Monroe Brothers tickets for a show the Monroe’s were performing at the school. [1]
Bill and Charlie Monroe, c. 1936. Bill Monroe, 13 years older than Scruggs, was prominent in country music at the time. His career started with the "Monroe Brothers", a duo with his brother Charlie. Bill sang the high tenor harmony parts, a sound called "high lonesome", for which he became noted. [21] [22] The brothers split up in 1938 and Bill ...
Byron Berline, a renowned fiddler who played with bluegrass greats like Bill Monroe as well as rock legends like the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, died Saturday, according to family social media ...
Thomas Edward "Edd" Mayfield (April 12, 1926 – July 7, 1958) was a Bluegrass singer and guitarist, mostly known for being a member of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys band during the 1950s. Edd Mayfield and two of his brothers, Smokey Mayfield (1924–2008) of Spearman and Herbert Mayfield (1920–2008) of Dimmitt , were part of the ...
Bill Monroe's 1941 and 1952 recordings, both under the title "In the Pines", were highly influential on later bluegrass and country versions.Recorded with his Bluegrass Boys and featuring fiddles and yodelling, they represent the "longest train" variant of the song, and omit any reference to a decapitation.