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    • Jul 4, 1903
    Guitarist/vocalist Charlie Monroe is born in Ohio County, Kentucky. He joins younger sibling Bill to form The Monroe Brothers, who become a significant recording duo during the 1930s, pre-dating Bill's emergence as the Father of Bluegrass
    Feb 17, 1936
    The Monroe Brothers, Bill and Charlie, hold their first recording session in Charlotte, North Carolina. Among the day's 10 songs: "My Long Journey Home," "What Would You Give In Exchange?" and "Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy"
    Mar 16, 1936
    Charlie Monroe, the brother and duet partner of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe, gets married to Elizabeth Harreld
    Jan 28, 1938
    The Monroe Brothers hold their final recording session as partners for Bluebird Records in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their split paves the way for Bill Monroe's influential solo career
    Jul 31, 1955
    Seventeen years after The Monroe Brothers split, Bill and Charlie Monroe deliver their first full-fledged reunion concert at the New River Ranch in Rising Sun, Maryland. Bill Monroe appears in a sling, having broken his collarbone in a bathtub accident
    Sep 27, 1975
    Guitarist/vocalist Charlie Monroe dies of cancer in Reidsville, North Carolina. He joined Bill Monroe in The Monroe Brothers, a mountain duo that became a successful act in the 1930s, prior to Bill's emergence as a bluegrass pioneer
    Sep 9, 1996
    Bill Monroe dies at Northcrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tennessee, five months after suffering a stroke. Acknowledged as the "Father of Bluegrass," he joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1939 and entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." The Monroe Brothers--Bill and Charlie--hit the list with "What Would You Give In Exchange?"
    Sep 16, 2019
    A trio of Bill Monroe recordings are used in episode two of the PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns": The Monroe Brothers' cuts "What Would Give In Exchange?" and "Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy," plus Big Mon's solo take on "Mule Skinner Blues"
    Sep 25, 2019
    Bill Monroe is prominent in the finale of PBS' "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns." It features his recording of "Get Up John" and The Monroe Brothers' "My Long Journey Home," plus Ricky Skaggs' cover of "Uncle Pen," Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers' take on "Scotland" and Marty Stuart's version of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky"
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