Monroe Fields
Musician
Monroe Fields was a bluegrass bassist, mandolinist, and singer from Berry, Alabama, who performed with several major traditional bluegrass bands.
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- Played mandolin early in his career with Carl Sauceman and the Green Valley Boys.
- Played bass with Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys.
- Was a member of Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys in the early 1970s, singing lead on the recording “My Old Kentucky and You.”
- Wrote the song “Please Be My Love,” which was recorded by Jim and Jesse and by George Jones and Melba Montgomery.
- The album “Monroe Fields with the Green Valley Boys,” collecting earlier broadcasts, was released by Patuxent Music in 2014.
- Died in 2015.
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Bill Monroe and James MonroePlayed on recordings with Bill Monroe and James Monroe
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Jim & JessePlayed on recordings with Jim & Jesse
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Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass BoysPlayed on recording with Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
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Flatt & ScruggsPlayed on recording with Flatt & Scruggs
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Lester FlattPlayed on recording with Lester Flatt
