Монро Билл (Monroe Bill) (настоящее имя Монро Уильям Смит) (13 сентября 1911 на ферме вблизи Росина, Огайо-Каунти, Кентукки — 9 сентября 1996, Спрингфилд, Теннесси), американский фолк-блюграсс-гитарист, основатель направления блюграсс. Вырос в музыкальной семье, играл на многих инструментах — мандолине, скрипке, гитаре и других инструментах. Большое влияние на творчество гитариста оказали рок-н-ролл, блюз, кантри-рок.
Дискография:
THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME (1971)
BEAN BLOSSOM (1973)
BEST OF BILL MONROE (1982)
LIVE AT THE OPRY (1989)
CRYIN" HOLY UNTO THE LORD (1991)
UNCLE ART SATHERLEY: COUNTRY MUSIC"S FATHER (1991) by Various Artists
LIVE! AT MCCLURE (1992) by Ralph Stanley
IN THE PINES (1993) by Bill Monroe AND Blue Grass Boys
LIVE RECORDINGS (1963-1980): OFF THE RECORD. VOLUME 2 (1993) by Bill Monroe AND Doc Watson
LIVE RECORDINGS (1956-1969): OFF THE RECORD. VOLUME 1 (1993) by Bill Monroe AND Blue Grass Boys
HEROES (1993) by Mark O"Connor
THE MUSIC OF BILL MONROE 1936-1994 [BOX] (1994)
SWEETHEART"S DANCE (1994) by Pam Tillis
FIDDLE AND A SONG (1995) by Byron Berline
STORYTELLER, POET, PHILOSOPHER [BOX] (1995) by Tom T. Hall
16 GEMS (1996)
LONESOME STANDARD TIME by Larry Cordle/Glen Duncan
FLATPICKIN" FAVORITES by Glenda Faye
SOMETHING GO A HOLD ON ME: A TREASURY OF SACRED MUSIC by Various Artists
16 ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS
BILL MONROE AND FRIENDS
BILL MONROE AT HIS BEST
BLUEGRASS "87
BLUEGRASS (1950-1958) [BOX]
BLUEGRASS RAMBLE
BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
COLUMBIA HISTORIC EDITION
I SAW THE LIGHT
INSTRUMENTAL/BLUEGRASS SPECIAL
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
MASTER OF BLUEGRASS
MULE SKINNER BLUES
SOUTHERN FLAVOR
THE ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS BAND by Bill Monroe/Flatt/Scruggs
THE FATHER OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC
BLUEGRASS (1959-1969) [BOX]
BLUEGRASS (1970-1979) [BOX]
BEAN BLOSSOM (1973)
BEST OF BILL MONROE (1982)
LIVE AT THE OPRY (1989)
CRYIN" HOLY UNTO THE LORD (1991)
UNCLE ART SATHERLEY: COUNTRY MUSIC"S FATHER (1991) by Various Artists
LIVE! AT MCCLURE (1992) by Ralph Stanley
IN THE PINES (1993) by Bill Monroe AND Blue Grass Boys
LIVE RECORDINGS (1963-1980): OFF THE RECORD. VOLUME 2 (1993) by Bill Monroe AND Doc Watson
LIVE RECORDINGS (1956-1969): OFF THE RECORD. VOLUME 1 (1993) by Bill Monroe AND Blue Grass Boys
HEROES (1993) by Mark O"Connor
THE MUSIC OF BILL MONROE 1936-1994 [BOX] (1994)
SWEETHEART"S DANCE (1994) by Pam Tillis
FIDDLE AND A SONG (1995) by Byron Berline
STORYTELLER, POET, PHILOSOPHER [BOX] (1995) by Tom T. Hall
16 GEMS (1996)
LONESOME STANDARD TIME by Larry Cordle/Glen Duncan
FLATPICKIN" FAVORITES by Glenda Faye
SOMETHING GO A HOLD ON ME: A TREASURY OF SACRED MUSIC by Various Artists
16 ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS
BILL MONROE AND FRIENDS
BILL MONROE AT HIS BEST
BLUEGRASS "87
BLUEGRASS (1950-1958) [BOX]
BLUEGRASS RAMBLE
BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
COLUMBIA HISTORIC EDITION
I SAW THE LIGHT
INSTRUMENTAL/BLUEGRASS SPECIAL
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
MASTER OF BLUEGRASS
MULE SKINNER BLUES
SOUTHERN FLAVOR
THE ORIGINAL BLUEGRASS BAND by Bill Monroe/Flatt/Scruggs
THE FATHER OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC
BLUEGRASS (1959-1969) [BOX]
BLUEGRASS (1970-1979) [BOX]