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I have always enjoyed Bluegrass music even at a young age . I started listening to Country music as far back as I can remember this was all my folks listen to .But as I got in my teens I had a Uncle that took me to my first Bluegrass festival well I guess I was hooked on it for there on .

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  1. The Roots of Bluegrass
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  3. Instruments in bluegrass
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  5. Bill Monroe
  6. Bill Monroe
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  8. Then there would be Ralph Stanley
  9. Ralph Stanley
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  11. Here is another great one Carter Stanley
  12. Stanley Brothers
  13. Amazon
  14. And we can't for get Dal McCoury
  15. Del McCoury
  16. Earl Scruggs
  17. Earl Scruggs
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  19. Another Great one would be" Doc Watson"
  20. Doc Watson
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  22. Then there is" Mac Wiseman "
  23. Mac Wiseman
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  25. Here is another Great one Ricky Skaggs
  26. Ricky Skaggs
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  28. I just about forgot Reno and Smiley
  29. Reno and Smiley
  30. Amazon
  31. Alison Krauss
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The Roots of Bluegrass

Bluegrass has a lot of different roots it is mainly American music but it comes with a lot of roots like Scottish, English and the Welsh. Bluegrass was inspired by the music of the immigrants that lived in the Appalachia Mountains

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Instruments in bluegrass

Instruments in bluegrass that you most likely will hear are the Fiddle, Five-String Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin and the Upright Bass or as some call it a string bass then you have the Dobro and sometimes a Harmonica.

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Bill Monroe

There are so many great performers of bluegrass it's hard for me to pick out the best of the best because they each have their own sound and playing style but I guess If I was to try and pick my favorite ones I would have to Start off with the Father of Bluegrass that would be Bill Monroe . William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 - September 9, 1996) was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. He is often referred to as The Father of Bluegrass

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Then there would be Ralph Stanley

Ralph Stanley (born February 25, 1927), also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, is an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing

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Here is another great one Carter Stanley

Here is another great one Carter Stanley. Carter Glen Stanley (August 27, 1925 - December 1, 1966) was a bluegrass music lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitar player. He formed the Stanley Brothers band together with his brother Ralph. The Stanley Brothers are generally acknowledged as the first band after Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys to play in the bluegrass genre. According to some historians, their recording of "Molly and Tenbrooks" (aka "The Racehorse Song") marked the beginning of bluegrass .

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Stanley Brothers Bluegrass on the Pete Seeger Show
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And we can't for get Dal McCoury

And you can't forget Dal McCoury, Del McCoury also started out as a guitar player with Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys. The bluegrass record Del McCoury Band recorded with alt.country artist Steve Earl is largely responsible for helping to resurge Bluegrass in the 1990s.

Del McCoury

This is the Del McCoury Band at the absolute height of their powers, in a live performance at Central Alabama Music Park, Jemison, Ala., in 1986.
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Earl Scruggs

You can't really talk about bluegrass without saying something about Earl Scruggs. Earl Scruggs began as a banjo player with Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys. He later left the group and started a new one with Lester Flatt (the Foggy Mountain Boys). Scruggs' three-finger picking style innovated the way the banjo was played

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Another Great one would be" Doc Watson"

Another Great one would be Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (born March 3, 1923) is an American guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. He has won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded

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Then there is" Mac Wiseman "

Then there is Mac Wiseman . Malcolm B. Wiseman (born May 23, 1925), better known as Mac Wiseman, is an American bluegrass singer, nicknamed The Voice with a Heart. The bearded singer is one of the cult figures of bluegrass.

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Here is another Great one Ricky Skaggs

Here is another Great one Ricky Skaggs. Richard Lee "Ricky" Skaggs (born July 18, 1954) is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster and banjo.

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Ricky introduces his new album, speaks of his early public work, and sings his mother's favorite song.
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I just about forgot Reno and Smiley

I just about forgot Reno and Smiley were a musical duo composed of Don Reno and Red Smiley. They were one of the most acclaimed duos in country (now bluegrass) music of the 1950s and early '60s.

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Some old footage of Don Reno and Red Smiley playing "Down Yonder
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Alison Krauss

Alison Krauss has got to be one of my favorite Female singers. Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler.

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A music video seemingly from her earlier bluegrass years
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  • CNelson01 Feb 23, 2012 @ 11:52 pm | delete
    Great lens...I'll be back!!!
  • Tradeshowhobo Feb 21, 2012 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Great list. Thanks.
  • danowrites Feb 7, 2012 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    bluegrass can be OK but i like country more . good lens
  • mamabush Feb 1, 2012 @ 1:10 pm | delete
    I love bluegrass! It was always on the radio when I lived in WV. Allison Krauss is wonderful! ;)
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Table of Contents

  1. The Roots of Bluegrass
  2. Amazon
  3. Instruments in bluegrass
  4. Amazon
  5. Bill Monroe
  6. Bill Monroe
  7. Amazon
  8. Then there would be Ralph Stanley
  9. Ralph Stanley
  10. Amazon
  11. Here is another great one Carter Stanley
  12. Stanley Brothers
  13. Amazon
  14. And we can't for get Dal McCoury
  15. Del McCoury
  16. Earl Scruggs
  17. Earl Scruggs
  18. Amazon
  19. Another Great one would be" Doc Watson"
  20. Doc Watson
  21. Amazon
  22. Then there is" Mac Wiseman "
  23. Mac Wiseman
  24. Amazon
  25. Here is another Great one Ricky Skaggs
  26. Ricky Skaggs
  27. Amazon
  28. I just about forgot Reno and Smiley
  29. Reno and Smiley
  30. Amazon
  31. Alison Krauss
  32. Alison Krauss
  33. Amazon
  34. Poll Module
  35. Featured Lenses
  36. My Lenses
  37. New Guestbook Comments

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