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(Spaces inserted between the brackets so you can see what the markup was, not the result.) That didn't display right or link successfully, and I couldn't come up with a variation that didn't produce a 404, and I couldn't find what the original author could have had in mind by searching on that site for Unterberger or Bluegrass. What's a Wikipedian to do?? Kbh3rd 03:18, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Bible

Do we need to mention the accusations that be hit a woman with a Bible?

[edit] Marriage

Does anybody know, if Bill Monroe was married and if he had children? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.180.160.121 (talk) 14:48, 15 May 2007 (UTC).

I don't think much is written about this. Take a look at this artcile. -MrFizyx 18:48, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
This is something I was interested in too, especially after visiting Rosine, Kentucky, and seeing Bill Monroe's gravesite, and seeing that there's a picture of him and his dog on the monument and no mention of a woman of any kind. Yet, I have a DVD (The Father of Bluegrass Music (1993)) that tells his musical story and shows his son, James Monroe, playing in Bill's band at one point later on in his career. So, just now I Google searched "Bill Monroe's wife", and found the article by Steve Romanoski about a book by Tom Ewing entitled, "The Bill Monroe Reader", and this article (also mentioned and linked above by "MrFizyx") says the following:
"And while it is a well-known fact that Monroe was a man who enjoyed the companionship of the ladies, one really has to read the articles closely to uncover this aspect of his life. There was his wife, Carolyn, Bessie Lee Mauldin his longtime companion and Della Streeter (Monroe's second wife). Later the name Julia LaBella surfaces as does Wanda Huff who, apparently, stalked Monroe and brought charges of assault and battery against him in 1989 (Monroe was exonerated ten days later). Yet the depth of each of these relationships is side stepped. Possibly out of respect for a legend, but more likely because the press during Monroe's prime simply didn't expose the unconventional as they do today. As Monroe evolved into the era that did seek alternative stories, he had already achieved legendary status and a pass from investigative journalists."
Geneisner 21:16, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Relation to James Monroe, fifth President of the United States

I went to the Country Music Hall of Fame about a week ago, and as I was walking through the "Hall of Fame" section with the plaques on the wall in the round, I noticed that on Bill Monroe's plaque it mentions that he is related to the "fifth President of the United States". I was wondering if anyone had more information about this, and if there is a genealogical chart anywhere that shows how Bill Monroe was related to President James Monroe. Geneisner 21:29, 14 August 2007 (UTC)


According to Monroe's bio, Can't You Hear Me Calling: The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass by Richard Smith, he was not a direct descendant of the former President. On pages 4-5, Smith says one of Bill's ancestors was born in Westmoreland County, Va., where President Monroe lived, and that he could have been a 'collateral descendant', like a distant cousin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MandoCoop (talk • contribs) 17:23, 6 April 2008 (UTC)