bluegrass music
form of American roots music
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Summary
bluegrass music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,999 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Bill Monroe[3]
- Subclass of: country music[4], traditional country music[5]
- Commons category: Bluegrass music[6]
- Country of origin: United States[7]
- Has part(s): traditional bluegrass[8], progressive bluegrass[9], bluegrass gospel[10]
- Inception: 1940[11]
- Instrumentation: banjo[12], mandolin[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bluegrass music[14]
- Native label: Bluegrass[15]
- Practiced by: bluegrass musician[16]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[17]
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Influence
Things named for bluegrass music include Bluegrass Brewing Company[18], a brewery[19], in United States[20], founded in 1993[21].
Why It Matters
bluegrass music has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for it include Bluegrass Brewing Company[18], a brewery[19], in United States[20], founded in 1993[21].