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The Music of Kentucky is heavily centered on Appalachian folk music and its descendants, especially in eastern Kentucky. Bluegrass music is of particular regional importance; Bill Monroe, "the father of bluegrass music", was born in the Ohio County community of Rosine, and he named his band, the Blue Grass Boys, after the bluegrass state, i.e., Kentucky.
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 ]
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor profile; Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame profile; Recording of "Wayfaring Stranger" from the 1993 Florida Folk Festival (available for public use from the State Archives of Florida) Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (documentary video) Archived February 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
The record earned the Lawrence County native and Kentucky Music and Bluegrass Hall of Famer one of his 15 Grammy Awards, cemented the scholarly string music command of his Kentucky Thunder band.
Kentucky Farm Bureau's Bluegrass & Backroads is a television program produced by Kentucky Farm Bureau, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The half-hour program focused on interesting cultural, historical, and artistic aspects of the Bluegrass State. The program had several hosts and producers during its 14-season run.
As a producer/writer for Kentucky Educational Television in Lexington, Thurman directs documentaries for the series Kentucky Muse, a showcase for artists with Kentucky roots. Programs in this series created by Thurman include In the Garden of Music (about musician Harry Pickens ), Picture This (about photographer Julius Friedman) and Crossing ...
Along Kentucky 80 (1992) – John Ed Pearce's cross-state driving journey along Kentucky Route 80 [18] The Hills Resound: The Music of Kentucky (1971?) Kentucky Is My Land (1969) – KET's first ever instructional television documentary; The KET Story (September 23, 2018) – KET's 50th Anniversary program highlighting the network's history
Although Festival of the Bluegrass is gone after 45 years, the new event continues its musical traditions. ‘This music is special’: Bluegrass back at Horse Park for first time since 2019 Skip ...