Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass MusicMovie
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.
About Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music is a 1993 documentary, music movie directed by Steve Gebhardt.
The production information lists an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Bill Monroe, Roy Acuff, Jerry Garcia, Paul McCartney. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
