The Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe was born in 1911 and began making music when he was just 16 years old. For nearly 70 years, the singer, songwriter and mandolin player built and shaped what we ...

Bill Monroe, known as the "Father of Bluegrass Music," was born 100 years ago this week in rural Kentucky. He influenced early country music and rock 'n' roll, as well as the hard-driving, ...

Bill Monroe has been a foundational figure of the bluegrass genre since he and his band the Blue Grass Boys began performing together in the late 1930s. Often called the “Father of Bluegrass,” Monroe ...