Bill Monroe's Mandolin Story (Low Quality) 80's TV Show

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Bill Monroe's Mandolin Story (Low Quality) 80's TV Show

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3 жыл бұрын

Bill Monroe in his own words describes the history of his Gibson mandolin.
This footage was taped from a TV broadcast in the late 80's and found recently on an old VHS tape. Sorry the quality is low. There was also a feature about the repairs of Bill Monroe's mandolin on the same tape which details the many repairs done to the instrument at that time.

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@johnlappin5881 Жыл бұрын

There will never be another BILL MONROE

@vanceox 15 күн бұрын

Bill was also quite the skirt-chaser in his day

@jaydubbyuh2292 Ай бұрын

My father and I went to a bluegrass festival in Virginia Beach in 1987, where Bill Monroe headed the lineup of bluegrass stars appearing there. We followed him from the stage to his bus and he had two armed guards escort him from the stage to his bus and his mandolin was in a protective case. We got his autograph and spoke with him. What a wonderful memory of the father of bluegrass and my own father who passed away the following year.

@terrypoirier4504 3 жыл бұрын

That was on the "Nashville Now" show with Ralph Emery on The Nashville Network. Those were the days!

@Cristasphoto 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. I was a child when we were in the audience. It was neat.

@bluegrasscannuk 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this upload. We all pretty well know by now how Bill's Gibson was stolen and smashed . But hearing ,from Bill himself , how it was in 200 pieces and the Gibson technician pain stakingly put it back together literally like before - is truly amazing. And the "at no cost to Bill " part is also interesting. I am sure , as Bill noted , that he sold a lot of mandolins for Gibson. Thanks.

@richardmullins2850 6 ай бұрын

The Bluegrass GOAT Never will there be another like Bill Monroe

@jacobhauser7878 3 жыл бұрын

Bill is the man!!

@wayneberry8226 2 жыл бұрын

I love bill.

@thefreese1 Жыл бұрын

The person who did this needed to be restrung himself... that's the equivalent of someone smashing Willie's Guitar, Trigger... A very important piece of history that actually changed many genres of music....

@thelastjohnwayne 6 ай бұрын

Not restrung but Strung Up

@simon-oy6um 3 ай бұрын

$150 was a lot of money then 😮

@Ironworthstriking 3 жыл бұрын

Those mandolins completely separate from the Monroe connection would be worth hundreds of thousands today. Those mandolins WITH the Monroe connection are worth millions.

@ngzcaz 5 ай бұрын

I'll only say " that ain't the way I heard it "..................

@loversroll1 3 жыл бұрын

Right now it would be 200,000.00

@oldcremona 3 жыл бұрын

Ralph is not in the Talk Show Host Hall of Fame.

@thefreese1 7 ай бұрын

Today the f5 is priceless... millions probably. Funny .. he needed the asked Gibson to work on it way back and Gibson was going to charge him for it ...even after him selling so many mandolins for them ..So he took out hos pocket knife and carved The name Gibson off it in front of him.. Later he changed his story because Gibson was working on his stuff for free .. lol .. Claimed he carved it off to keep people from asking see it .. lol 😅

@goldpop5001 2 жыл бұрын

Better put that repairman on night shift instead of days. We now know what he's been doin' after dark[neighbor's wife].lol

@johngeddes7894 Жыл бұрын

Other way around. Monroe was known to get it where he could, and one pissed off paramour just went ballistic over some squabble they had. He didn’t treat his band members too well, either. Kenny Baker needed to see a close relative in the hospital but Bill told him he couldn’t go. That’s when Kenny walked right off the stage and found work elsewhere. Such drama.