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Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
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Foggy Mountain Boys
Foggy Mountain Boys
American bluegrass band
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Benny Martin
Benny Martin
American musician
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Gary Ruley and Mule Train
Gary Ruley and Mule Train
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Jimmy Martin
Jimmy Martin
American bluegrass singer
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Charlie Monroe
Charlie Monroe
American musician
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Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
American fiddle player
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Vassar Clements
Vassar Clements
American musician
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Bessie Lee Mauldin
Bessie Lee Mauldin
American musician
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Josh Graves
Josh Graves
American musician
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Sam Bush
Sam Bush
American musician
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The Stanley Brothers
The Stanley Brothers
American bluegrass duo
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Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs
American musician
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Chubby Wise
Chubby Wise
American bluegrass fiddler
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Byron Berline
Byron Berline
American musician
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Lester Flatt
Lester Flatt
American musician
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Gordon Terry
Gordon Terry
American musician
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Louise Scruggs
Louise Scruggs
American music manager
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Bill Keith
Bill Keith
American banjo player
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Benny Williams
Benny Williams
American musician
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Michael Cleveland
Michael Cleveland
American musician
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Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan
American singer
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Roland White
Roland White
American bluegrass musician
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Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis
American musician
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Doyle Lawson
Doyle Lawson
American musician
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Hoot Hester
Hoot Hester
musician
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Ann Marie Calhoun
Ann Marie Calhoun
American violinist and entrepreneur
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Bobby Hicks
Bobby Hicks
American musician
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Richard Greene
Richard Greene
American violinist
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John Hartford
John Hartford
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Vernon Derrick
Vernon Derrick
American musician
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Ralph Stanley
Ralph Stanley
American singer
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Doug Dillard
Doug Dillard
American musician, composer and banjoist (1937-2012)
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Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
American musician
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Charlie Cline
Charlie Cline
American musician
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Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
New Zealand bluegrass band
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Don Reno
Don Reno
musician
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Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
American singer
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Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
American bluegrass-country singer-songwriter and musician
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New Grass Revival
New Grass Revival
American progressive bluegrass band
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Jana Jae
Jana Jae
American musician
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Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey
American singer-songwriter
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Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester (December 20, 1922 – November 17, 1999), also known as Billie Forrester, was an American musician considered to be "the first woman in bluegrass", having been employed by Bill Monroe (considered the "father" of bluegrass music) and his band, the Blue Grass Boys, from 1943 to 1946.