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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.
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It was just called old-time mountain hillbilly music. When they started doing the bluegrass festivals in 1965, everybody got together and wanted to know what to call the show, y'know. It was decided that since Bill was the oldest man, and was from the bluegrass state of Kentucky and he had the Blue Grass Boys, it would be called 'bluegrass.' [36]
Folk musicians from Kentucky (34 P) G. Musical groups from Kentucky (7 C, 17 P) Guitarists from Kentucky (76 P) J. Jazz musicians from Kentucky (56 P) R.
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Each band on this list either has published sources — such as a news reports, magazine articles, or books — verifying it is a performing or recording bluegrass band and meeting Wikipedia's notability criteria for bands, or a Wikipedia article confirming its notability. For individual musicians, see the List of bluegrass musicians.
In 1953, the band signed with Blue Ridge Records and began playing traditional bluegrass. [3] They soon appeared on the Wheeling Jamboree radio barn dance show on AM station WWVA . Clifton published a songbook in 1955 called 150 Old Time Folk and Gospel Songs, which soon became one of the most influential songbooks of its time.
The American Folk Music Festival, established by Jean Bell Thomas in 1930, was held almost annually in Ashland, Kentucky and at various Kentucky state parks until 1972. [ 36 ] For five days during the first week of August each year, the Appalachian String Band Music Festival [ 48 ] is held in Clifftop, West Virginia .