Monroe, Bill 1911-1996

Overview

Works:	505 works in 698 publications in 6 languages and 14,094 library holdings
Genres:	Bluegrass music Country music
Roles:	Performer, Composer, Instrumentalist, Vocalist, Singer, Originator, Lyricist, Other, Interviewee
Classifications:	m1630.18, 781.642

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Bill Monroe

Publications by Bill Monroe

Publications by Bill Monroe, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Bill Monroe

Can't you hear me callin' : the life of Bill Monroe, father of bluegrass by Richard D Smith ( Book )
Artists of American folk music : the legends of traditional folk, the stars of the sixties, the virtuosi of new acoustic music ( Book )
Bossmen: Bill Monroe & Muddy Waters by Jim Rooney ( Book )
The Bill Monroe reader ( Book )
The music of Bill Monroe by Neil V Rosenberg ( Book )

Come hither to go yonder : playing bluegrass with Bill Monroe by Bob Black ( Book )
Bean Blossom : the Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's bluegrass festivals by Thomas A Adler ( Book )
Bill Monroe father of bluegrass music ( Visual )
Bill Monroe father of bluegrass music by Bill Monroe ( Visual )
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys by Neil V Rosenberg ( Book )
The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Music Museum feasibility study by Kentucky ( Book )
The Mandolin of Bill Monroe. DVD one one-on-one with the master ( Visual )
Blue moon of Kentucky Bill Monroe, 1936-1949 by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
Lead singing and rhythm guitar finding your bluegrass voice ( Visual )
Hats off! a tribute to Bill Monroe by bluegrass music's greatest stars ( Recording )
Bluegrass 1950-1958, Bill Monroe by Charles K Wolfe ( Book )
America's music the roots of country. Folk revival ( Visual )
Bill Monroe Far across the blue water in Germany (1975 & 1989) by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
True life blues the songs of Bill Monroe : an all-star tribute to the father of bluegrass music by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
Bill Monroe and friends : inside the life of Bill Monroe by Javonda Smith ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Bill Monroe

High lonesome the story of bluegrass music ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1991 and 1997 in English and held by 584 libraries worldwide
Evolution of the bluegrass style under gospel and country music influences as typified by the career of mandolin artist Bill Monroe.

Country music south and west ( Recording )
2 editions published between 1977 and 2007 in English and held by 472 libraries worldwide
Contains such country songs as I wanna be a cowboy's sweet heart, Born to lose, and cotton eyed Joe performed by such artists as Jimmie Rodgers, The sons of the pioneers, and the Carter family.

Hills and home [thirty years of bluegrass ( Recording )
2 editions published between 1976 and 2003 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 470 libraries worldwide

Classic bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 308 libraries worldwide

Bill Monroe by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
12 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 258 libraries worldwide

Rhythm of my soul Kentucky roots music ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 238 libraries worldwide
Kentucky is home to some of the greatest country stars of all time. Still today, inspired Country, Gospel, Bluegrass and Mountain music echo from every hollow. Follows country music to its very roots, searching out local national treasures who live for the music they play. Set against the backdrop of the Kentucky countryside, seamlessly weaving wonderful music and intimate stories.

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
6 editions published between 1980 and 1992 in English and held by 236 libraries worldwide

Classic southern gospel from Smithsonian Folkways ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 221 libraries worldwide

The music of Bill Monroe from 1936 to 1994 by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
3 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 213 libraries worldwide

Time-Life's treasury of bluegrass ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 204 libraries worldwide

Big Mon [the songs of Bill Monroe by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 172 libraries worldwide

Crossroads Southern routes : music of the American South ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 164 libraries worldwide

True life blues the songs of Bill Monroe ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 155 libraries worldwide

Live recordings, 1956-1969 by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 154 libraries worldwide

Friends of Old Time Music ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 153 libraries worldwide

Live duet recordings 1963-1980 by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 140 libraries worldwide

American popular music : from minstrelsy to MP3 by Larry Starr ( Book )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide

Ricky Skaggs & friends sing The songs of Bill Monroe by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide

The best of the Johnny Cash TV show, 1969-1971 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 131 libraries worldwide
Presents 66 performances by various musicians including Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash, spanning the musical variety show's 58 episodes from 1969 to 1971.

16 gems by Bill Monroe ( Recording )
3 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 122 libraries worldwide

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