Bill Monroe, the "Father of Bluegrass" who influenced everyone from Ricky Skaggs to Jerry Garcia, was born 115 years ago today in Kentucky.

Bill Monroe, the founding father of bluegrass music, died on September 9, 1996, just four days shy of his 85th birthday.

The banjo keeps rolling along in 16th notes, the mandolin cuts sharply into the rhythm, and yet, there are no drums anywhere.

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival, the nation's longest-running bluegrass festival, returns June 17-20 to Bill Monroe's Music Park & Campground in Morgantown, Indiana. The ...

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