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It ain't only the colored folks has the blues; there's many a white man that's had 'em.

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The word "hillbilly", I've never liked that, and I've never used that in my music.

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One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Franz Kafka

Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe
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Born: September 13, 1911
Died: September 9, 1996 (aged 84)
Bio: William Smith Monroe was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the style of music known as bluegrass. The genre takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky.

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