bluegrass music

form of American roots music
Intangible music_genre Q213714
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bluegrass music

Summary

bluegrass music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • bluegrass music is credited with the discovery of Bill Monroe[3].
  • bluegrass music's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
  • bluegrass music is a type of country music[5].
  • bluegrass music is a type of traditional country music[6].
  • bluegrass music's Commons category is recorded as Bluegrass music[7].
  • bluegrass music's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • bluegrass music comprises traditional bluegrass[9].
  • bluegrass music comprises progressive bluegrass[10].
  • bluegrass music comprises bluegrass gospel[11].
  • 1940 marks the founding of bluegrass music[12].
  • bluegrass music's instrumentation is recorded as banjo[13].
  • bluegrass music's instrumentation is recorded as mandolin[14].
  • bluegrass music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bluegrass music[15].
  • bluegrass music's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bluegrass'}[16].
  • bluegrass music's practiced by is recorded as bluegrass musician[17].
  • bluegrass music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[18].

Body

Definition and Type

bluegrass music's instance of is recorded as music genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include country music[5] and traditional country music[6].

Origins

1940 marks the founding of bluegrass music[12].

Use and Application

Components include traditional bluegrass[9], a music genre[19], founded in 1948[20]; progressive bluegrass[10], a music genre[21]; and bluegrass gospel[11].

Influence

Things named for bluegrass music include Bluegrass Brewing Company[22], a brewery[23], in United States[24], founded in 1993[25].

Why It Matters

bluegrass music ranks in the top 3% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,198 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for it include Bluegrass Brewing Company[22], a brewery[23], in United States[24], founded in 1993[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Discoverer or inventor Bill Monroe
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