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Monroe used to hear his uncle playing fiddle on the hilltop where he lived, while Monroe put away his mules at night. [1] He later said that Vandiver was "the fellow that I learned how to play from." [ 2 ] Vandiver played fiddle at local square dances and social events, and his nephew backed him up, playing mandolin. [ 1 ]
Musopen, under the URL musopen.org, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which prioritizes "improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials". [M 1] The website creates, produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet music and educational resources concerning Western classical music.
"Uncle Pen" is a song written and originally recorded by Bill Monroe. Besides Monroe, the song was recorded by Porter Wagoner in 1956, Goose Creek Symphony in 1971, Michael Nesmith of The Monkees in 1973 on his solo album Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash, and Ricky Skaggs in 1984. The song was Skaggs' ninth #1 single on the country chart.
Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, Trumansburg; Governors Ball Music Festival, Randall's Island; Great South Bay Music Festival, Patchogue, New York; Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Oak Hill; HONK!, New York City; Hydrotechnics Festival, Afton [2] Jazz at the Lake: Lake George Jazz Weekend, Lake George; Lake George Music Festival
The video was one of four nominees for the first "Music Video of the Year" honor presented by the 19th Country Music Association Awards in October 1985. [3] [4] While Skaggs was named "Entertainer of the Year", the "Country Boy" video lost out to "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" by Hank Williams, Jr. and director John Goodhue. [3]
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]
Live at the Boarding House: The Complete Shows is a four-CD live album by the bluegrass band Old & In the Way.It was recorded on October 1 and October 8, 1973, at the Boarding House in San Francisco, and contains the complete concerts from those dates.
Part of the Country Music Hall of Fame series 1991: Mule Skinner Blues: RCA Victor: 2494-2-R: Reissued as Country Legends: 1991: Bluegrass 1959-1969: Bear Family: BCD 15529: 4 vol; German issue 1992: The Essential: Columbia: C2K 52478: Double album 1994: The Music of Bill Monroe 1936-94: MCA: D4 11048: 4 vol. 1994: Bluegrass 1970-1979: Bear ...