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    • Sep 21, 1995
    Bill Monroe visits Rosine, Kentucky, for the unveiling of a bronze plaque bearing his likeness. He plays "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" and "Uncle Pen" with a Navy bluegrass band in what amounts to his final performance in his hometown
    Oct 5, 1995
    Bill Monroe receives the National Medal of Arts from president Bill Clinton at the White House in Washington, D.C.
    Feb 21, 1996
    Bill Monroe provides vocals on Billy and Terry Smith's version of "Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine" and "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" in a Nashville studio. It represents Monroe's final recording session
    Mar 9, 1996
    Bill Monroe plays the Grand Ole Opry in what proves to be his final appearance on a Saturday edition of the show
    Mar 15, 1996
    Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe makes what becomes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
    Mar 16, 1996
    Bill Monroe is rushed to Nashville's Baptist Hospital, where doctors determine he's had two strokes since February. He remains hospitalized until his death in September
    May 8, 1996
    Bill Monroe's manager reveals he is recuperating from a recent stroke at Tennessee Christian Medical Center in Madison
    Sep 9, 1996
    Bill Monroe dies at Northcrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tennessee, five months after suffering a stroke. Acknowledged as the "Father of Bluegrass," he joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1939 and entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
    Sep 11, 1996
    More than 2,000 people attend a memorial service for Bill Monroe at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, with performances by Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless and Connie Smith
    Sep 12, 1996
    Bill Monroe is buried in Rosine, Kentucky, as Ricky Skaggs sings "Amazing Grace" and Ralph Stanley delivers "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
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