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Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. [1] The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys . [ 2 ]
William Smith Monroe (/ m ə n ˈ r oʊ / mən-ROH; September 13, 1911 [1] – September 9, 1996) [2] was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the bluegrass music genre.
While the film's producers portray the movie as a work of fiction and include the standard "any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual events is purely coincidental" disclaimer in the film's credits, virtually all commentators agree that the basic story—stripped of its romantic and post-modern trappings—is inspired by ...
An African-American gospel song, "C'aint no grave," has been traced back to a 1933 Chuch of God in Christ hymnal by blogger Debi Simons. [1] That version was recorded by Bozie Sturdivant in July 1942 (and released in 1943 as "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down") in a slower, gospel style and in 1946-7 by Sister Rosetta Tharpe with barrelhouse ...
Grateful Dawg is a documentary film released in 2000 which chronicles the friendship and musical collaboration of musicians Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Director and producer Gillian Grisman uses multiple videos, as well as live recordings, to help show this bond between two friends and musicians. It gives a view of Garcia outside the ...
Many of us probably think we know how racist anti-Black ideas started or think racism was always part of the human condition. Director Roger Ross Williams challenges these notions with his ...
Making North America is a 2015 American documentary film which premiered nationwide on November 4, 2015. [1] The PBS Nova film, comprising three episodes of one hour each, was hosted by Kirk Johnson (Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History); Peter Oxley directed the first episode while Gwyn Williams directed the second and third.
Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra performs with eight band members in the genres of folk, Americana, and bluegrass. [4] [5] The founding members were Joakim Borgen and Rebekka Nilsson, [4] and the group's formation was inspired by the Belgian Oscar-nominated movie, The Broken Circle Breakdown. [4] According to Lee Zimmerman of the website, Bluegrass Today: