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Pages in category "Bluegrass musicians from Kentucky" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Bluegrass musicians from West Virginia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
This is an alphabetical list of bluegrass musicians. For bands, see the List of bluegrass bands
Bluegrass musicians from Kentucky ... Bluegrass musicians from Virginia (23 P) W. Bluegrass musicians from West Virginia (10 P)
Blue Grass Music — MGM Bluegrass Instrumentals — 1963 Cuttin' Grass Osborne Brothers Style — 1965 Voices In Bluegrass — Decca 1966 Up This Hill And Down — 1967 Modern Sounds Of Bluegrass Music — 1968 Yesterday, Today & the Osborne Brothers: 34 1969 Up to Date and Down to Earth: 27 1970 Ru-beeeee: 44 1971 The Osborne Brothers: 31 ...
Each band on this list either has published sources — such as a news reports, magazine articles, or books — verifying it is a performing or recording bluegrass band and meeting Wikipedia's notability criteria for bands, or a Wikipedia article confirming its notability. For individual musicians, see the List of bluegrass musicians.
The Music of Kentucky is heavily centered on Appalachian folk music and its descendants, especially in eastern Kentucky. Bluegrass music is of particular regional importance; Bill Monroe, "the father of bluegrass music", was born in the Ohio County community of Rosine, and he named his band, the Blue Grass Boys, after the bluegrass state, i.e., Kentucky.
It was just called old-time mountain hillbilly music. When they started doing the bluegrass festivals in 1965, everybody got together and wanted to know what to call the show, y'know. It was decided that since Bill was the oldest man, and was from the bluegrass state of Kentucky and he had the Blue Grass Boys, it would be called 'bluegrass.' [38]