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James Pendleton Vandiver (1869–1932) was a Kentucky fiddler, born there shortly after the American Civil War. [1] He was the uncle to bluegrass musician Bill Monroe, who immortalized him in a song, "Uncle Pen".
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The Bean Blossom Festival was founded in 1966 by Bill Monroe, who is considered by many to be the originator of the bluegrass genre. [3] In 1973, an album of live music, titled Bean Blossom, was recorded at the festival. [2] By 1974, about 20,000 people were attending the festival each year. [4] [5]
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In 1967, Monroe himself founded an annual bluegrass festival at Bean Blossom in southern Indiana, a park he had purchased in 1951, [1] which routinely attracted a crowd of thousands; a double LP from the festival featuring Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Lester Flatt, and Jim and Jesse was released in 1973.
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