Known as ""The Father of Bluegrass Music,"" Bill Monroe was a mandolin virtuoso, unforgettable singer, visionary bandleader, brilliant judge of musicians and the songwriter behind ""Blue Moon of Kentucky."" One of the most influential figures in music history, Monroe belongs in an American pantheon of artists alongside Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Robert Johnson and Hank Williams.
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