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2. Music of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Bluegrass music - Wikipedia

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   Music Index maintained this listing for bluegrass music until 1986. The first time bluegrass music had its own entries in Music Index was in 1987. [32] The topical and narrative themes of many bluegrass songs are highly reminiscent of folk music. Many songs that are widely considered to be bluegrass are in reality older works legitimately ...

4. Bluegrass & Backroads - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Jimmy Martin - Wikipedia

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   A documentary on his life, King of Bluegrass: The Life and Times of Jimmy Martin, was released in 2003. Martin is also featured in the documentary film High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music . Martin's hobby was raccoon hunting with dogs; he featured his hunting dogs on the covers of several LP albums and wrote songs celebrating their prowess.

6. List of programs broadcast by Kentucky Educational Television

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   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

7. Roscoe Holcomb - Wikipedia

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   Roscoe Holcomb (born Roscoe Halcomb; [1] September 5, 1912 – February 1, 1981) was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky.A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music, [2] Holcomb was the inspiration for the term "high, lonesome sound", coined by folklorist and friend John Cohen.

8. ‘This music is special’: Bluegrass back at Horse Park for ...

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   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 ...

9. Flatt and Scruggs - Wikipedia

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   Flatt and Scruggs were an American bluegrass duo. Singer and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs, both of whom had been members of Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys, from 1945 to 1948, formed the duo in 1948. Flatt and Scruggs are viewed by music historians as one of the premier bluegrass groups in the history of the genre ...