The Bean Blossom Festival, later the Bill Monroe Memorial Festival, was an early bluegrass music festival held annually in

Beanblossom, Indiana Beanblossom, also spelled Bean Blossom, is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The town was named for the nearby Beanblossom Creek, which was in turn named for a person whose surname was B ...

. The Bean Blossom festival was known for its jam sessions including well-known bluegrass musicians.

History

The Bean Blossom Festival was founded in 1966 by

Bill Monroe William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre take ...

, who is considered by many to be the originator of the bluegrass genre. In 1973, an album of live music, titled ''Bean Blossom'', was recorded at the festival. By 1974, about 20,000 people were attending the festival each year. Many well-known bluegrass musicians and bands have performed at the festival, including the Dry Branch Fire Squad in 1979. By 1985, the Bean Blossom Festival was the biggest bluegrass festival in the United States. The festival hosts the induction ceremonies for Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

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Bill Monroe Memorial Festival
{{Bill Monroe Music festivals in Indiana Tourist attractions in Brown County, Indiana Bluegrass festivals Memorial Festival

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