| LC control no. | n 82090832 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.M5595 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996 |
| Variant(s) | Monroe, William Smith, 1911-1996 Munroe, Bill, 1911-1996 |
| See also | Corporate body: Blue Grass Boys Corporate body: Monroe Brothers |
| Birth date | 1911-09-13 |
| Death date | 1996-09-09 |
| Place of birth | Rosine (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Springfield (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Bluegrass music Country music |
| Profession or occupation | Bluegrass musicians Mandolinists Country musicians Singers |
| Found in | His 16 all-time greatest hits [SR] 1970. Worth, F.L. Elvis, 1992: p. 132 (Monroe, Bill; born William Smith Monroe; b. 9-13-1911, Rosine, Ky.; d. 1984) Kentucky. General Assembly. Legislative Research Commission. Committee for Program Review and Investigation. The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Music Museum feasibility study, 1988: p. 1 (b. in 1909, near Rosine, in Ohio County) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Monroe, Bill (William Smith); b. Sept. 13, 1911, near Rosine, KY; country-music singer, songwriter, and mandolin player) New York times, Sept. 10, 1996: p. B14 (Bill Monroe, 84, d. Sept. 9, 1996, Springfield, Tenn.) Used to be [SR] 1997: label (Bill Munroe) container (Bill Monroe) Monroe, B. Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys [SR] c1980 (a.e.) label (Blue Grass Boys) Harry Smith's anthology of American folk music. Volume four [SR] p2000: booklet (Monroe Brothers; members: Charlie Monroe, lead vocal, guitar, Bill Monroe, tenor vocal, mandolin) |
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