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During a performance Bill Monroe introduced Bill Jorgenson as the Father of Wisconsin Bluegrass. It fits and it stuck. Bill is certainly an accomplished singer and musician and a country music pioneer. He has entertained audiences since childhood... which is a while back. Bill plays almost any instrument with strings on it!
Ryan Thompson is Bill's good friend and playing partner. He adds lead guitar, mandolin, bass, and harmony vocals to the mix... In Memory of Bill Jorgenson I stopped in to see an old friend today, but he wasn't there. His car was parked next to his little log cabin. The snow on the roof and the drifts on the ground were almost touching as we struggled with the storm door to get in out of the wind. Walking inside - the same fiddles, pictures, and mandolins were hanging on the walls, but he wasn't there. There were stacks of Bluegrass Magazines, Banjo's and guitars lined up in cases along the walls and wonderful remembrances of years gone by but he wasn't there. The fireplace proudly displayed his member of Americas Old Time Music Association Plaque and pictures of his daughter Jenni and grandchildren Amberlee, Ashley and Tegan but he wasn't there. CD's, Records, VHS and Cassette Tapes were piled on the furniture and letters and drawings from the children were displayed through out the cozy cabin. The huge world map on the wall proudly displayed 29 colored pegs, all places where his CD's had been requested and played. The phone had messages from across the country Canada and beyond but he wasn't there. When you needed a helping hand in Door or Kewaunee Counties you could always count on Bill. If you needed a place to stay, or a few dollars to get bye, or someone to come drive you home from the local establishment he was always there. If you needed to borrow a guitar or banjo or mandolin or fiddle he was always there. If you were afraid to get on stage and just needed a little encouragement he was always there. If you were Johnnie Cash or June Carter and you needed someone to talk to or to open for you - Or if you were Alison Krause on your 21st birthday and not feeling well or wanting to sing, Bill just rounded up Chubby Wise took out their fiddles and said "Alison let's play tonight instead of singing". If you were passing through like John Hartford or John Denver to jam up he was always there. If you were Bill M | |