Memories of Bill Monroe

From: Southern Living | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

I caught the first glimpse of who I really was the day I heard a Johnny Cash record in 1963. It touched my heart and brought music to life in me. But my soul didn't kick in until the summer of 1970 when I bought a 78 rpm record by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys. The song was "Little Community Church," and it set my soul on fire.

Monroe sang like a man crying out from the wilderness. I knew from the sound of his band and the power of his mandolin that this man was baptized by a different kind of fire. His music set that same heat flying all over me. I started asking questions about Bill ...

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