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Bill Monroe Special

Series: Special Programming
From: WAMU
Length: 00:52:59

Featuring Del McCoury [http://www.delmccouryband.com/], David Peterson of David Peterson and 1946 [http://www.1946band.com/], Phil Nusbaum [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/phil-nusbaum/], Hubie King [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/hubie-king/], Fred Bartenstein [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/fred-bartenstein/], and Katy Daley [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/katy-daley/]. Read the full description.
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Bill Monroe was born in Rosine, Kentucky on September 13 in 1911. In honor of the birthday boy, several musicians and Bluegrass Country hosts present reflections both historical and personal on the man and his music.