Interview: Campbell Mercer on purchase of Bill Monroe's mandolin

From: Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR) | Date: April 29, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

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Interview: Campbell Mercer on purchase of Bill Monroe's mandolin

Host: LIANE HANSEN Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM

LIANE HANSEN, host:

It's hard to say who created jazz, and the debate over who started rock 'n' roll has been going on for years. But there's one thing the music community can agree on: the father of bluegrass is Bill Monroe. And his Gibson E-5 mandolin served him well for over 50 years. This past week, the Monroe family sold what many considered to be the most important instrument in country music history. It went for over $1 million to the newly endowed ...

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