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    • Jul 9, 1923
    A Gibson F-5 Master mandolin is tested and approved. The instrument, with serial number 73987, is purchased by Bill Monroe in Florida in 1943 for $150 and becomes the vehicle for his life's work
    Jan 14, 1928
    J.B. Monroe, the father of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe, dies of pneumonia on the family farm near Rosine, Kentucky
    Apr 14, 1931
    African-American blues guitarist Arnold Shultz dies from a heart disorder in Morgantown, Kentucky. He was a musical mentor to a teen-aged Bill Monroe
    Jun 22, 1932
    "I'll never forget that mournful day/When Uncle Pen was called away": Pendleton Vandiver, the subject of Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen," dies with bronchitis and double pneumonia. Ricky Skaggs turns the bluegrass classic into a country hit in 1984
    Feb 17, 1936
    The Monroe Brothers, Bill and Charlie, hold their first recording session in Charlotte, North Carolina. Among the day's 10 songs: "My Long Journey Home," "What Would You Give In Exchange?" and "Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy"
    Sep 17, 1936
    Melissa Monroe is born at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first daughter of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe and Carolyn Brown
    Oct 18, 1936
    Bill Monroe marries Carolyn Brown in Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Jan 28, 1938
    The Monroe Brothers hold their final recording session as partners for Bluebird Records in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their split paves the way for Bill Monroe's influential solo career
    Oct 23, 1939
    Bill Monroe auditions for the Grand Ole Opry at the WSM Radio studios in downtown Nashville, performing "Foggy Mountain Top," "Mule Skinner Blues" and "Fire On The Mountain." He passes the audition and debuts five days later
    Oct 28, 1939
    Bill Monroe makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, performing "Foggy Mountain Top" and "Mule Skinner Blues" at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium
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