Last updated: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
RYMAN AUDITORIUM HONOURED AS BIRTHPLACE OF BLUEGRASS
The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee has officially been named the Birthplace Of Bluegrass at a ceremony attended by banjo player EARL SCRUGGS and RICKY SKAGGS.
A new historical marker was placed in front of the venue at the event on Friday (29SEP06).
BILL MONROE played a gig at the Grand Ol' Opry at the Ryman Auditorium in December 1945 with his backing band MONROE'S BLUEGRASS BOYS, including Scruggs - widely thought to be the group who kickstarted the bluegrass genre.
Source: WENN
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