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The Bean Blossom Festival was founded in 1966 by Bill Monroe, who is considered by many to be the originator of the bluegrass genre. [3] In 1973, an album of live music, titled Bean Blossom, was recorded at the festival. [2] By 1974, about 20,000 people were attending the festival each year. [4] [5]
In 1967, Monroe himself founded an annual bluegrass festival at Bean Blossom in southern Indiana, a park he had purchased in 1951, [1] which routinely attracted a crowd of thousands; a double LP from the festival featuring Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Lester Flatt, and Jim and Jesse was released in 1973.
Bean Blossom: MCA: 2 8002: Double album 1975: Bill Monroe & Doc Watson - Sings Country Songs: FBN: 210: 1976: Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festival: Country Music Magazine: CM 1039: 1979: Bean Blossom ' 79: MCA: 3209: Reissued in Japan as MCA VIM 6222 1980: Radio Shows 1946-48: Country Canada: BGC 80: Canadian issue 1981: Orange Blossom Special ...
"Uncle Pen" is a song written and originally recorded by Bill Monroe. Besides Monroe, the song was recorded by Porter Wagoner in 1956, Goose Creek Symphony in 1971, Michael Nesmith of The Monkees in 1973 on his solo album Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash, and Ricky Skaggs in 1984. The song was Skaggs' ninth #1 single on the country chart.
The Dixie Flyers played at the Carlisle Bluegrass Festival in 1975, [3] where they met Bill Monroe, and were subsequently invited to play at Monroe's Bean Blossom Festival in Indiana, USA. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The band also played at the Cambridge Millrace Festival [ 9 ] and the Blueberry Bluegrass Festival in Stony Plain, Alberta . [ 10 ]
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Kids always look forward to Uncle Bean and his balloon creations during Heritage Christmas in Greencastle. This year, they’ll find him at Friday Nights in the Square on Dec. 1 and 8.
Bean Blossom (MCA, 1973) Various Artists: Live recording of the 7th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival; includes five tracks from Jim and Jesse 1974 [12] Jesus is the Key to the Kingdom (Old Dominion, 1975) Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys: 1975: The Jim & Jesse Show - Live in Japan [13] (2-LP set - Old Dominion, 1975) Jim and Jesse ...