Bill Monroe and the Mandolin
A popular joke in Bluegrass circles is that a Bluegrass picker dies and goes to Heaven. When he arrives, he sees the best of the best Bluegrass players surrounding him. But on a hill, above all the rest, is a large man in a white cowboy hat and a dark suit. He’s picking a mandolin. The picker turns to one of the players around him, and asks, “Is that Bill Monroe?” The responders says, “Nah, that’s God, just pretending to be Bill Monroe.” READ MORE »
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