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Bill Monroe

1911 - 1996

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William Smith Monroe ( mən-ROH; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass". The genre takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, who named their group for the bluegrass of Monroe's home state of Kentucky. He described the genre as "Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin'. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Monroe is the 1,618th most popular musician (down from 1,367th in 2019), the 8,506th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,814th in 2019) and the 605th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Monroe ranks 1,618 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Nesmith, Arthur Lee, Richard Palmer-James, Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Youth, and Ron Geesin. After him are Howard Donald, Josef Lhévinne, Blind Willie Johnson, Ronald Brautigam, Janine Jansen, and Iryna Bilyk.

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Among people born in 1911, Bill Monroe ranks 317. Before him are Georg Dascher, Ji Xianlin, Francisco Rúa, Ronnie Rooke, Nils Eriksen, and Hans Pesser. After him are Robert Lamoot, Wilhelm Leichum, Frithjof Ulleberg, Basil Dearden, Imre Rajczy, and Leonard Warren. Among people deceased in 1996, Bill Monroe ranks 264. Before him are Bernard Edwards, Kazadi Mwamba, Joe Seneca, Bibi Besch, Claude Mauriac, and Zdeněk Škrland. After him are Alberto Pellegrino, Robert Lamoot, Hrant Shahinyan, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Ennio de Giorgi, and Lucille Teasdale-Corti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Monroe ranks 8,508 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert S. Kimbrough (1967), A. P. Hill (1825), Grace Lee Whitney (1930), Nicholas Gonzalez (1976), John Greenleaf Whittier (1807), and Anne Osborn Krueger (1934). After him are Ben Hogan (1912), Sidney Darlington (1906), Giorgos Kaminis (1954), Iris Marion Young (1949), Ray Barbuti (1905), and Rose O'Neill (1874).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Monroe ranks 605. Before him are Jimmy Giuffre (1921), Scott Weiland (1967), Darryl Jones (1961), Kenny Drew (1928), Michael Nesmith (1942), and Arthur Lee (1945). After him are Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Cliff Martinez (1954), Bob Bryar (1979), Oliver Nelson (1932), Kyle Eastwood (1968), and Bill Frisell (1951).

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