MONROE, BILL (b. William Smith M., Rosine, Ky., September 13, 1911–September 3, 1996) Justifiably known as the Father of BLUEGRASS Music, mandolinist Bill Monroe was a highly influential composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Monroe was the youngest in a family of farmers and musicians. Elder brother CHARLIE MONROE played GUITAR, and Birch , the FIDDLE. The family farmed 655 acres of prime Kentucky land, and Bill was raised working the land. Because he was the youngest by a wide gap (Charlie…