This question could be open for much debate. If you are looking at "bluegrass" music, then it is undeniably Bill Monroe. Sometimes the argument arises that the instruments used in Bluegrass where around before Monroe, but it was indeed Bill Monroe that took those instruments and combined them into the core group of instruments that are still used in Bluegrass today. Monroe experimented with several combinations of instruments, even the Accordion, before settling with mandolin, bass, guitar, banjo and fiddle.
The famous Bill Monroe was given the title, "The Father of Bluegrass."
The Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe.
Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.
The Bluegrass Album was created in 1981.
Bluegrass as a style developed during the mid-1940s. Because of war rationing, recording was limited during that time, and it would be most accurate to say that bluegrass was played some time after World War II, but no earlier. As with any musical genre, no one person can claim to have "invented" it. Rather, bluegrass is an amalgam of old-time music, country, ragtime and jazz. Nevertheless, bluegrass's beginnings can be traced to one band. Today Bill Monroe is referred to as the "founding father" of bluegrass music; the bluegrass style was named for his band, the Blue Grass Boys, formed in 1939.
Although many artists (not only country or bluegrass) have added this tune to an album they recorded, or sang the song in concert. The "Father of Bluegrass," Bill Monroe wrote the song, recorded it, and made the tune a world wide hit.
Yes, there is a Bluegrass version of Who Am I. One version is on a CD titled "Casting Crowns Bluegrass Tribute". There are others as well, this is one example.
Bluegrass music was developed in the late 40's by Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys, featuring Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs who provided Bluegrass' hard driving sound. Bluegrass was a refinement of 'Old Timey' music which was a evolution of folk music brought by immigrants to the Appalachian mountains. As time went on songs that came from such countries as Ireland and Scotland became the basis of songs that were sung and played with instruments such as guitars, fiddles, and banjos. Eventually, new songs would be written in the manner of which we know as Bluegrass Music today.
Bill Monroe Father of Bluegrass Music - 1993 TV was released on: USA: 31 May 1993
Bluegrass is Green.
Kentucky's nickname is The Bluegrass State, because of its bluegrass . Not all grass in Kentucky is bluegrass. Bluegrass grows heavily in the central part of the state, and becomes more sparse in the further areas. When you're in an area where all the grass is bluegrass, you can't tell that it's bluegrass, because it really is green. But - in parts of the state where the bluegrass is more sparse, you can look out over a grass-covered area and notice that certain patches have a blue-ish tint. Then can you really tell the difference in bluegrass and green grass. The Bluegrass State The Bluegrass State
Bluegrass as a style developed during the mid-1940s. Because of war rationing, recording was limited during that time, and it would be most accurate to say that bluegrass was played some time after World War II, but no earlier. As with any musical genre, no one person can claim to have "invented" it. Rather, bluegrass is an amalgam of old-time music, country, ragtime and jazz. Nevertheless, bluegrass's beginnings can be traced to one band. Today Bill Monroe is referred to as the "founding father" of bluegrass music; the bluegrass style was named for his band, the Blue Grass Boys, formed in 1939.
Bill Monroe named his band the Bluegrass boys. The phrase "bluegrass" was taken from the name of his band. The "bluegrass" referred to is a type of grass that grows in Kentucky.
I believe Kentucky bluegrass in not a bunchgrass. However, a bunchgrass that is very similar to Kentucky bluegrass is Sandberg bluegrass (Poa secunda).
Kentucky's nickname is "The Bluegrass State"
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Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State"
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The state of Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State. It is so named because there is an abundance of bluegrass that is found all over the state.
They certainly do. Annual Bluegrass is a grass that cows will readily consume just like other bluegrass species such as Kentucky Bluegrass, Sandburg Bluegrass, Napa Bluegrass, etc. It seems as if that any grass that is great for lawns is also good for cattle to feast on.