THE FATHER OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC: BILL MONROE

I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE WHO LIKE ME MORN HIS PASSING AND CONTINUE TO TRY TO PRESERVE HIS MUSIC FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO LET THIS GREAT MUSIC DIE OUT. WE IN THE BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY OWE IT TO BILL TO SEE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN, WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES AS WELL, IF WE REALLY LOVE THE MUSIC.

I NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE BILL PERFORM IN PERSON, WHICH I WILL ALWAYS REGRET, BUT I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SEEN HIM. SEVERAL WERE ABLE TO MEET HIM. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS WISHED I COULD DO. I AM GOING TO COLLECT STORIES FROM PEOPLE THAT HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY AND PUBLISH THEM ON MY PAGES. IF YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT HAVING MET HIM AND WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT IT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT. YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT THE ADDRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME HE WAS VERY DOWN TO EARTH, LIKE HE WAS YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO TALK TO ANYONE WHO WAS THERE AND WANTED TO ASK QUESTIONS OR JUST SAY HELLO. THIS IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED OF HIM. IF YOU HAVE PERSONAL MEMORIES OF HIM PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD SO WE CAN ALL GET TO KNOW HIM A LITTLE BETTER. ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WHO WERE NEVER FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MEET HIM.

BELOW THERE IS A PARTIAL LIST OF THE ALBUMS OF HIS MUSIC . I DO HAVE FEW MORE AND WILL LIST THEM ELSEWHERE. IF YOU HAVE ONE THAT I DON'T HAVE LISTED, PLEASE SEND ME THE NAME OF THE ALBUM AND SOME GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT IT. I WOULD EVENTUALLY LIKE TO MAKE A PAGE SOULLY DEDICATED TO HIS SONGS AND ALBUMS. SUCH AS TITLE, DATE WRITTEN, IF WRITTEN BY HIM, DATE RECORDED, HOW MANY TIMES HE RECORDED A PATICULAR SONG, ETC.