Travelers from around the world regularly visit Owensboro to learn about Bluegrass Music and Bill Monroe. Here you are just 45 minutes from the homeplace of Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass.
Just down the road from the homeplace, in Rosine cemetery, Bill, his mother and father, and all of his brothers and sisters rest in peace together. Just outside Rosine, a new cabin stands on the spot where Uncle Pen and a teenage Bill once lived together after Bill’s father died in 1928.
Bill Monroe was a star of the Grand Ole Opry for over 50 years and recorded for Decca/MCA for over 40 years. He remains the only person to be inducted into three Halls of Fame: Bluegrass, Country, and Rock and Roll. He was presented with the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton in 1995.