Today would have been the 100th birthday of the Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe. NPR's broadcast a remembrance of him yesterday. (Listen Here)
To mark the occasion here are a couple videos of him performing.
"Uncle Pen" - Monroe wrote this song about his Uncle Pendleton Vandiver.
"Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms", another song Monroe wrote.
In 1939 at the age of 28, Monroe joined the cast of the Grand Ole Opry. The first song he ever performed there was this Jimmie Rodgers' song "Muleskinner Blues".
"Molly and Tenbrooks" - No video and Monroe did not write this, but this is one of my favorite songs that he performed, so I am posting it anyway.
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