Bill Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) developed the style of country music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for his home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader. He is often referred to as "the father of bluegrass."
In the rock (and roll) community, Bill Monroe may be best known via one of Elvis Presley's earliest recordings at Sun Records, that of Monroe's 'Blue Moon of Kentucky'.
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Bill Monroe - Kentucky Waltz Transcribed by:Dirk Cushenbery ([email protected]) As performed by the Osborne Brothers on 50 years of Bluegrass Hits 1 (1992)
We were [F]waltzing that [F/C]night in Ken[F]tucky[F/C] beneath the [F]beautiful [F/C]harvest [C7]moon[C7/G] And [C7]I was A [C7/G]boy that was [C7]lucky [C7/G] But it [C]all [C7]ended too [F]soon
CHORUS: As I [F]sit here a[F/C]lone in the [F]moonlight[F/C] I [F]see your [F7]smiling [Bb7]face And I [Bb]long once [Bbm]more for [F]your em[D7]brace And that [G7]beautiful Ken[C7]tucky [F]waltz