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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. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass ".
Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. [1]Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanned more than four decades.
Buller grew up playing bluegrass music with her parents in a Southern Minnesota band called Prairie Grass. She began writing songs in middle school. She studied classical violin with Patti Tryhus at the Mankato (Suzuki) School Of Music in Mankato, Minnesota, and Charles Gray at St. Olaf College. She served as concert master of the Mankato Area ...
In the 1960s and 1970s, Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys included singer and instrumentalist Gloria Belle, who is considered the first female lead singer in bluegrass. [4] [5] She toured Japan with Martin during 1975. [6] In regards to her playing, Martin said jokingly, "She's not very good, but we let her sing with us 'cause we feel sorry ...
On November 7, 2009, the family returned home to Lincolnton to perform a farewell concert. [8] [9] The Lewis Family's original home, built by Pop, is currently being restored by Jeff and Sheri Easter. Sheri is the daughter of Polly Lewis Copsey. [10] In 2011 The Lewis Family played and sang at A Dukes Of Hazzard Festival in Sperryville VA.
This is an alphabetical list of bluegrass musicians. For bands, see the List of bluegrass bands . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Hylo Brown has received several honors posthumously: In 2003, just weeks after his death, he was inducted into the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America's Preservation Hall of Greats. [5] In 2009, he received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. [6]
Bill Clifton (born William August Marburg; April 5, 1931) [1] is an American bluegrass musician and singer who is credited with having organized one of the first bluegrass festivals in the United States in 1961.