Bill Monroe

Michael Shannon with Richard D. Smith, author of Can't You Hear Me Callin' The Bill Monroe biopic, first announced back in 2012 and based on the Richard D. Smith book, Can't You Hear Me Callin', is very much still an ongoing

On this day  .. On January 9, 1994, Ricky Skaggs’ Epic single Country Boy (Epic 34-04831) was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  The recording was done in June 1994 and features such bluegrass music luminaries as Bobby

Former bass player for Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, Guy Stevenson passed away on January 4, 2019, while at the Parkland Medical Center, Farmington, Missouri. He was 89 years old and had been in ill health for a while.  Guy Benton

In an article/interview piece last week about a new Bill Monroe biography (Bill Monroe — The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man), its author, Tom Ewing shared some thoughts about a previous Monroe book. The author, Richard D.

The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, Bluegrass, Rock’n’Roll and the Songwriters Halls of Fame; and a legendary figure in American

This is the eve of Bill Monroe’s Birthday, more commonly known as “Billmas.” How does your family celebrate the holiday? Do you have a family? This time of year is so family-oriented that we tend to presume that we all

After well over 15 years of research, fact-checking, and writing, the publication date for the long-awaited Bill Monroe biography by Tom Ewing is now known - September 30, 2018.  Ewing was a Blue Grass Boy, playing guitar and singing the lead

Barb Rosenstock, author of Blue Grass Boy, the new children's book about Bill Monroe, was the guest recently on GrassTalkRadio with Bradley Laird. She explained how the book was inspired by her stumbling onto the Bill Monroe Music Park in

Blue Grass Boy - The Story of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music, is set for release next month. It is a charming picture book for young readers, that tells of the life of Big Mon in words easily understood

Back in 1997, Tom T. Hall released a song called Bill Monroe For Breakfast. Like so many of his compositions, it was a wistful look back at his own childhood, where he recalled listening to the music of Bill Monroe