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I'm a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.

Bill Monroe

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Bill Monroe
Age: 84 †
Born: 1911
Born: September 13
Died: 1996
Died: September 9
Bandleader
Composer
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Rosine
Kentucky
William Smith Monroe
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Billy Monroe
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Farmer
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Farmers

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