BILL MONROE'S
Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys
This is a listing of performers who have been a member of the Blue Grass Boys. To qualify for this list, someone would have to have been on Bill Monroe’s payroll and played at least one performance as a Blue Grass Boy. If you find errors or omissions, please send an This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The information for this listing is from “America’s Music Bluegrass” by Barry Willis and Bill Monroe’s Museum & Bluegrass Hall of Fame with contributions from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Troy Pennie and others.
| Eddie Adcock | Banjo | 1958 | |
| Jim Andrews | Tenor Banjo | 1945 | |
| Dave “Stringbean” Akeman | Fiddle, Comedy | 1942-1945 | |
| Steve Arkin | Banjo | 6-8/1964 | |
| Bobby Atkins | Banjo | 1960 | |
| Roger Aycock | Bass | 1984 | |
| Billy Baker | Fiddle | 1964 | |
| Kenny Baker | Fiddle | ′50s, early ′60s, 1969-1984 | |
| Larry Beasley | Banjo | 1-6/1977 | |
| Byron Berline | Fiddle | 1967 | |
| Bob Black | Banjo | 1974-1976 | |
| James Bowers | Banjo | 10/1951, Fiddle early ′50s | |
| Robert Bowlin (Last Fiddle Player) |
Fiddle | 1993-1996 | |
| Bill Box | Guitar | 1973-1974 | |
| Andy “Bijou” Boyette | Comedy | 1945 | |
| Thurman “Curly” Bradshaw | Guitar, Harmonica | 1945 | |
| Carlos Brock | Guitar | ′50s | |
| Frank Buchanan | Guitar | 1960-1963 | |
| Jimmy Campbell | Fiddle, Bass | 1990s | |
| Rick Campbell | Fiddle, Bass | 1993, 1994 | |
| Paul “Sharon” Charon (real last name Clothier) |
Guitar, Bass | mid – late ′60s | |
| Gene Christian | Fiddle, Bass | 1949-1950 | |
| Porter Church | Banjo Guitar |
1959 1960s |
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| Manuel (Old Joe) Clark | Banjo | 8/1951 | |
| Vassar Clements | Bass, Fiddle | 1959, 1961, 1967 | |
| Charlie Cline | Fiddle, Banjo | 1954 | |
| Jack Cooke | Bass, Guitar | 1959 | |
| Noah Crase | Banjo | 1954, 1956 | |
| Dana Cupp (Last Banjo Player) |
Banjo | 1991-1996 | |
| Cleo Davis (First Guitar Player) |
Guitar | 1938-1940 | |
| Hubert Davis | Banjo | 1955-1956(?) | |
| Randy Davis | Bass | 1974 | |
| David Deese | Banjo | 1962 | |
| Bobby Diamond | Banjo | 1960s | |
| Dwight Dillman | Banjo | 1974 | |
| Joe Drumright | Banjo | 1958, 1960, 1964 | |
| Bill Duncan | Guitar | 1957 | |
| Glen Duncan | Fiddle | 1985-1987 | |
| Smilin’ Jim Eanes | Guitar | 1948 | |
| Tony Ellis | Banjo | 2/1960 | |
| Tom Ewing | Guitar | 1986-1996 | |
| Mike Feagan | Fiddle | 1987–1988 | |
| Lester Flatt | Guitar | 1945-1948 | |
| Howard “Howdy” Forrester | Fiddle | 1942-1943, 12/1945-3/1946 | |
| Joe Forrester | Bass | 12/1945- 3/1946 | |
| Sally Ann Forrester | Accordian | 1943-1946 | |
| Billy Joe Foster | Fiddle | 1987 | |
| Robert “Bob” Fowler | Guitar | 1973 | |
| Randall Franks | Fiddle, Bass | 1984-1985 | |
| Lamar Grier | Banjo | ||
| Jay Hugh Hall | Guitar | 1942-? | |
| John C. Hartford | Banjo | 1957 | |
| R.C. Harris | Banjo | 1/71-4/71, 6/81-8/81 | |
| Mark Hembree | Bass | 1979-1985 | |
| Bobby Hicks | Fiddle, Banjo, Bass | 1954-1960 | |
| Jack Hicks | Banjo | 4/1971-9/1973 | |
| Bill Holden | Banjo, Guitar | 9/1976-1/1977, 6-7/1977 | |
| Lonnie Hoppers | Banjo, Guitar | 10/1962-1963 | |
| Raymond Huffmaster | Bass | 1979 | |
| Doug Hutchens | Bass, Banjo | 1971 | |
| Robert (Bob) E. Jamieson (Original Member) |
? 1938 to Nov 16, 1938 | ||
| Wayne Jerrolds | Bass | 1989 | |
| Bob Jones | Guitar | 1976 | |
| Dan Jones | Guitar | 1970-1971 | |
| Vic Jordan | Banjo | 8/1967-1/1969 | |
| Bill Keith | Banjo | 2/1963 | |
| Gregg Kennedy | Bass | 1973-1974 | |
| Doug Kershaw | Guitar | 1957 | |
| Paul Kovac | Banjo | 1981 | |
| Mark Kuykendall | Bass | Early ′90s | |
| Mitchell Land | Guitar | 2/1966-3/1967 | |
| Jake Landers | Guitar | 1962-1963 | |
| Ralph Lewis | Guitar | 1974-1976 | |
| Wayne Lewis | Guitar | 1976-1986 | |
| Don Lineberger | Banjo | 1965 | |
| Tex Logan | Fiddle | 19650s-1960s | |
| Gene Lowinger (First Yankee Fiddler) |
Fiddle | 1964-1965 | |
| Ted Lundy | Banjo | late ′50s ? | |
| Rudy Lyle | Banjo | 1949, 1951-1953, 1955-1956 | |
| Tommy Magness | Fiddle | 1940-1941 | |
| Jim Marotta | Banjo | 11/1973-9/1974 | |
| Benny Martin | Fiddle | 1948-? | |
| Jimmy Martin | Guitar | 1949-1951, 1952-1953 | |
| Bessie Lee Mauldin | Bass | 1950s-1960s | |
| Edd Mayfield | Guitar | 1951-1958 | |
| Jimmy Maynard | Guitar | 1961 | |
| Del McCoury | Banjo Guitar |
1963 1964 |
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| Curtis McPeake | Banjo | 1960 | |
| Vernon McQueen | Guitar | 1960 | |
| Ralph “Joe” Meadows | Fiddle | 1957 | |
| John Miller | Spoons, Bones, Jug, Comedy | 1938 | |
| Birch Monroe | Bass | 1945-1948 | |
| James Monroe | Guitar, Bass | 1965-1972 | |
| Johnny Montgomery | Bass | 1986-1987 | |
| Clyde Moody | Guitar | 1940-1941 & 1942-1945 | |
| Dale Morris | Fiddle | 1985 | |
| Alan O’Bryant | Banjo | 1978 | |
| Sonny Osborne | Banjo | 1952 | |
| Ben Pedigo | Banjo | 9-11/1973 | |
| Robert Lee (Buddy) Pennington | Banjo | 1959 | |
| Jackie Phelps | Banjo, Guitar | 1948 | |
| Joel Price | Bass | 1948-? | |
| Pete Pyle | Guitar | 1941-1942 | |
| Don Reno | Banjo | 1948-1949 | |
| Larry Richardson | Banjo | 1951-1953 | |
| Butch Robins | Banjo | 8/1977-6/1981 | |
| Billy Rose | Bass | 1989 | |
| Sandy Rothman | Banjo, Guitar | 1964 | |
| Peter Rowan | Guitar | 1964-1967 | |
| South Salyer | Guitar | 1951 | |
| Earl Scruggs | Banjo | 1945-1948 | |
| Jim Shumate | Fiddle | 1943-1945 | |
| Bobby Smith | Guitar | 1960 | |
| Charlie Smith | Fiddle, Guitar | 1957-1960 | |
| Roger Smith | Fiddle, Banjo | 1956 | |
| Tim Smith | Fiddle | 1981 | |
| Jim Smoak | Banjo | 1954 | |
| Earl Sneed | Banjo | 12/1970-1/1971 | |
| Paul Squires | Bass | 1984 | |
| Carter Stanley | Guitar | 1951 | |
| Guy Stevenson | Bass | 1973 | |
| Travis Stewart | Guitar | 1971 | |
| Don Stover | Banjo | 1957 | |
| Harold Streeter | Banjo | late ′50s? | |
| Chick Stripling | Comedy, Buck Dancing | 1956 | |
| Joe Stuart | Banjo, Bass, Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin | 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964 | |
| Clarence “Tater” Tate | Fiddle Bass |
1956 1984, 1994 |
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| Merle “Red” Taylor | Fiddle | 1950-1958 | |
| Gordon Terry | Fiddle | 1950s-1960s | |
| Howard Watts (Cedric Rainwater) |
Bass, Comedy | 1944-1948, 1951 | |
| Bill Egbert Wessbrooks (Cousin Wilbur) |
Bass | 1940-1944 | |
| L. E. White | Fiddle | 1953 | |
| Roland White | Guitar | 1967-1969 | |
| Benny Williams | Fiddle, Guitar | 1967 | |
| Blake Williams | Banjo | 7/1981 – 9/1991 | |
| Tex Willis | Guitar | 1945 | |
| Jullan “Winnie” Winston | Banjo | 1964 | |
| Chubby Wise | Fiddle | 1943, 1945-1948 | |
| Mac Wiseman | Guitar | 1948-1949 | |
| Art Wooten (First Fiddle Player) |
Fiddle | 1938-1940, 1941-1942 | |
| Rual Holt Yarbrough | Banjo | 1969-1970 | |
| Bill Yates | Bass | 1969 |
