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Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys

Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 2 June 2017. Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys's music has been featured on 12 episodes.

William Smith Monroe was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who helped to create the style of music known as bluegrass. Because of this, he is commonly referred to as the "Father of Bluegrass".

The genre takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 69 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader.

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There Was Nothing We Could Do
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Decca1963
There Was Nothing We Could Do
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass BoysDecca1963
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Fire On The Mountain
Bill Monroe And The Blue Grass Boys
Smithsonian Folkways1993
Fire On The Mountain
Bill Monroe And The Blue Grass BoysSmithsonian Folkways1993
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Get Down On Your Knees And Pray
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Decca1951
Get Down On Your Knees And Pray
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass BoysDecca1951
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In The Pines
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Rebel Records of Canada1987
In The Pines
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysRebel Records of Canada1987
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The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Harmony, Columbia1961
The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass BoysHarmony, Columbia1961
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Goodbye Old Pal
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Columbia1947
Goodbye Old Pal
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass BoysColumbia1947
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Wicked Path Of Sin
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Columbia1970
Wicked Path Of Sin
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass BoysColumbia1970
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Big Sandy River
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Decca1963
Big Sandy River
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass BoysDecca1963
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I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Columbia1949
I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass BoysColumbia1949
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Mansions For Me
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys
Columbia0
Mansions For Me
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass BoysColumbia0
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