William Smith Monroe

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:William_Monroe
gptkb:Bill_Monroe
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:The_Blue_Grass_Boys
gptkb:Earl_Scruggs
gptkb:Lester_Flatt
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-09-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Rosine,_Kentucky,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stroke
gptkbp:child gptkb:James_Monroe
gptkbp:deathDate 1996-09-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Springfield,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Smith_Monroe
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Country
folk
bluegrass
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Smith Monroe
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:Nashville_Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum
gptkb:International_Bluegrass_Music_Hall_of_Honor
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:guitar
gptkb:bass_guitar
vocals
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Bill_Monroe_and_the_Blue_Grass_Boys
gptkbp:notableFor founding bluegrass music
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Blue_Moon_of_Kentucky
gptkb:Kentucky_Waltz
gptkb:Uncle_Pen
gptkb:Mule_Skinner_Blues
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
gptkb:bass_guitar
singer-songwriter
gptkbp:parent gptkb:James_Buchanan_Monroe
gptkb:Malissa_Vandiver_Monroe
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:MCA_Records
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Charlie_Monroe
gptkb:Birch_Monroe
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Della_Streeter
gptkb:Caroline_Brown
gptkbp:yearsActive 1929–1996
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bill_Monroe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6