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Later, drummer Bob Sale joined with the band and they began writing and producing new music. The Monroes first album of all new music was released in 2019 to positive reviews. The band began performing the new material. The song Ball & Chain became the band’s opener at most concerts, with its tongue in cheek lyrics and rhythmic country pop sound.
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.
3.2 Music. 3.3 Other arts and ... (1966 TV series), an American Western series; The Monroes (1995 TV series), an American prime-time soap opera; Music. The Monroes ...
Williams played fiddle in Bill Monroe's band and with such notables as Mac Wiseman, Reno & Smiley, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Grandpa Jones, Jimmy Martin, Kitty Wells & Johnny Wright, Stonewall Jackson, and Marty Robbins. [1] He was a recipient of the IBMA Pioneers of Bluegrass award. [2]
Rick Monroe was born in Clearwater, Florida. He grew up in California, Connecticut, Kansas, North Carolina, and England. [1] He started playing the drums at age nine and has since stuck to singing. [2] Monroe started working in the coffeehouse circuits, but then formed his own band and developed a tour schedule of over 100 dates a year. [3]
The Monroes were a Norwegian pop/ska duo, consisting of singer Lage Fosheim and guitarist Eivind Rølles. They recorded four successful studio albums between 1983 and 1993, before disbanding. Initially strongly influenced by English ska band Madness, their debut single "Sunday People" reached number one on the Norwegian charts in 1983. Their ...
In 2012 he produced a record for the band Radio Dead Ones. [3] In the summer of 2013, Jones stood in for former Backyard Babies guitarist Dregen in Michael Monroe's band for a series of live dates that ran until December of that year. [4] In March 2014 it was announced that he would join Michael Monroe's band as a full-time member. [5]
After retiring as a pop musician, Fosheim worked from 1995 to 2008 as promo director at Universal Music (former PolyGram). Later he worked as artist and concert coordinator, including as manager for the artist Jahn Teigen. [citation needed] Prior to the Monroes, he was a member of the band Broadway News. [citation needed]