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Time Period >>  Great Depression  1929 - 1939
Historical Event >>  Father of Bluegrass  February 17, 1936

The "Father of Bluegrass music," Bill Monroe, makes his first recording in a Charlotte warehouse. By 1939, this country music legend will become a regular guest on WBT's radio programs. He will record nearly 60 songs in Charlotte.




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