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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Bluegrass star Bill Monroe is recuperating from a mild stroke he suffered while hospitalized for circulatory disorders.
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Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant
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The archetype is the 1923 Gibson F-5 used by Bill Monroe, who wrote bluegrass history with it.
Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass himself, referred to listening to the "field hollers" of slaves in the fields, chants that helped make the work bearable, but were by dint of their nature, pretty sad.
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Phuong Nguyen,
Exotic Dancer
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We assume you know who Bill Monroe is, or else you wouldn't be prowling around Bluegrass web sites.
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Pete Trengle,
Bass Player
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He began to listen to bluegrass early on and started studying the many singing styles from the traditional sound of Bill Monroe to the harmonies of the Osborne Brothers and on to the modern sounds of the New Grass Revival.
He has shared the stage with such bluegrass legends as Bill Monroe and JD Crowe and toured the country with the Valerie Smith Band.
Bill Monroe suggested Del try out for the spot of lead singer and guitar player in his Bluegrass Boys.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Bill Monroe, who later became known as "The father of Bluegrass Music," is the perfect example of someone who sang with the tight vocal style of his Scots-Irish ancestors.
Even though Bill Monroe is from the Owensboro area, calling this northward-looking city the home of Bluegrass is a bit of a stretch.
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Sasha Prevette,
Kindergarten student
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I have Bill Monroe's Hat!
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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Bill Monroe's band was popularized in the forties, and while the movie doesn't state a year, it clearly predates World War II.
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