Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
31/05/1993
No single figure in American music so dominated a genre as did Bill Monroe with bluegrass. BILL MONROE: FATHER OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC features performances by Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys, Lester Flatt, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, the Osborne Brothers, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, John Hartford and a once-in-a-lifetime Blue Grass Boys reunion featuring Del McCoury, Chubby Wise and Bill Keith. The film features archival footage and rare 1990s performances from Monroe's final years including many of the greatest songs from his six decades of recording.
Movie Information
Bill Monroe
as Self
Roy Acuff
as Self
Jerry Garcia
as Self
Paul McCartney
as Self
Emmylou Harris
as Self
Dolly Parton
as Self
Marty Stuart
as Self
Earl Scruggs
as Self
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