Bill Monroe At Fohs Hall in February 1954

Bill Monroe at Fohs Hall

Feb. 19, 1954. Direct from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn, Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys will appear in person at Fohs Hall, on the night of February 24^th. The show will be sponsored by the Marion Kiwanis Club, for the underprivileged children and needy persons of Marion and Crittenden County.

 

Bill Monroe is regarded by experts in the field of American Folk Music as one of the truly representative singers in this field. He expresses the feeling of the countryside to a marked degree. His handling of heart songs is in a class by itself. Tis said in the singing of folk songs that the words are secondary and the feeling is primary. Bill has been with WSM since October 1939 and he brought his Blue Grass Boys with him.

 

Since then he has written several outstanding song hits – "Kentucky Waltz," "Uncle Pen," and Poison Love" which are riding high in the list of popularity charts. He comes by these writings honest, being born and raised in the hills of old Kentucky, taking the themes from actual characters and situations.  His latest hits can be heard on the Decca label and music stops cannot keep up with the demand for his recordings. 

Bill Monroe is still one of the most consistent box office attractions for the Grand Ole Opry and is known as "America’s Number One singer of American Folk Music."