OHIO COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) — Bluegrass music is a genre tied to American roots and is known for its high energy, acoustic string ...

Ricky Skaggs can imagine the look his old friend Bill Monroe might have had on his face if he were alive today to see the bluegrass world celebrate his legacy. "He would get out of the car and have ...

Bill Monroe transmuted childhood tragedy into an entirely new genre of music. The original singer of the popular Elvis Presley hit “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” Monroe blended “Scottish bagpipes and ...

Bill Monroe, known as the "Father of Bluegrass Music," was born 100 years ago this week in rural Kentucky. He influenced early country music and rock 'n' roll, as well as the hard-driving, ...

Those who love to connect the dots of popular music history live for challenges like mapping out bluegrass legend Bill Monroe’s influence on the Beatles. In the new release of the long out-of-print ...