• On Stage at Sunset Park, 1992

    On Stage at Sunset Park, 1992

    Gene Lowinger, Dana Cupp, Bill Monroe, Tom Ewing, photo by Larry Kesterson

  • Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965

    Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965

  • Bill Monroe at McBurney YMCA, New York, 1970

    Bill Monroe at McBurney YMCA, New York, 1970

    Bill Monroe, Gene Lowinger, James Monroe, photo by Artie Rose

  • Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965

    Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965

  • Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965

    Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965

  • Picking Party at Tom Gray's Home, 1965

    Picking Party at Tom Gray's Home, 1965

    Jack Tottle, Tracy Schwarz, Gene Lowinger, Bill Monroe, photo by Tom Gray

  • Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965

    Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965

    The photos in this program were taken at the first Ranoke Bluegrass Festival, 1965

  • Bill Monroe and Carter Stanley at Roanoke Va, 1965

    Bill Monroe and Carter Stanley at Roanoke Va, 1965

    Gene Lowinger, George Shuffler, Bill Monroe, Carter Stanley, Ralph Stanley, photo by Tom Gray

  • Bill Monroe and Jimmy Martin at Roanoke, VA 1965

    Bill Monroe and Jimmy Martin at Roanoke, VA 1965

    Gene Lowinger, James Monroe, Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, hidden is Larry Richadson on banjo

  • On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965

    On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965

    Playing Bluegrass Breakdown, Gene Lowinger

  • On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965

    On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965

    Singing Uncle Pen: Bill Monroe, Gene Lowinger, Peter Rowan, James Monroe

  • The Blue Grass Boys backstage at Roanoke, Va. Sept. 1965

    The Blue Grass Boys backstage at Roanoke, Va. Sept. 1965

    The Blue Grass Boys: Gene Lowinger - fiddle, Bill Monroe, Lamar Grier - banjo, Peter Rowan - guitar, James Monroe - bass

  • On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965

    On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965

    One of my first shows with Monroe, 1965

  • Bill Monroe poster for the Oct 9, 1964 show

    Bill Monroe poster for the Oct 9, 1964 show

    It was after this show that Monroe asked me to come to Nashville to play as a Blue Grass Boy

  • Backstage at Jordan Hall, Boston, 1964

    Backstage at Jordan Hall, Boston, 1964

    Peter Rowan (partially hidden) Gene Lowinger, Bill Monroe, Tex Logan, Bill Keith

  • Gerde's Folk City program for 1965

    Gerde's Folk City program for 1965

    A few weeks after this gig I went to Nashville to play fiddle for Bill Monroe

  • Peace Concert at Hicksville, Long Island

    Peace Concert at Hicksville, Long Island

  • Town Hall Program, 1965

    Town Hall Program, 1965

  • Gerde's Folk City Program, 1964

    Gerde's Folk City Program, 1964

    The New York Ramblers performed at Gerde's after winning the Union Grove championship

  • Town Hall Program, 1965

    Town Hall Program, 1965

  • New York Ramblers with Championship Awards

    New York Ramblers with Championship Awards

    Front: Jody Stecher, David Grisman, Rear: Gene Lowinger, WInnie WInston with Championship trophy and ribbons from Union Grove, NC 1964 Photo courtesy of David Grisman

  • Town Hall Program Cover for May 8, 1965

    Town Hall Program Cover for May 8, 1965

  • New York Ramblers  1964

    New York Ramblers 1964

    Gene Lowinger, Jody Stecher, David Grisman, Winnie Winston, Jim Field, Photo by Bob Yellin

  • New York Ramblers 1965

    New York Ramblers 1965

    New York Rambers: Gene Lowinger, Fred Weisz, Winnie Winston, Eric Thompson, David Grisman, warming up at Union Grove, NC. photo by Bob Yellin

  • New York Ramblers 1964

    New York Ramblers 1964

    New York Ramblers at the Newport Folk Festival. Winnie Winston - banjo, Gene Lowinger - fiddle, David Grisman - mandolin, Jim Field - guitar, Fred Weisz - Bass

  • On Stage at Sunset Park, 1992
  • Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965
  • Bill Monroe at McBurney YMCA, New York, 1970
  • Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965
  • Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965
  • Picking Party at Tom Gray's Home, 1965
  • Bill Monroe Program for Union Grove, NC Nov. 27, 1965
  • Bill Monroe and Carter Stanley at Roanoke Va, 1965
  • Bill Monroe and Jimmy Martin at Roanoke, VA 1965
  • On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965
  • On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965
  • The Blue Grass Boys backstage at Roanoke, Va. Sept. 1965
  • On Stage at the Grand Ole Opry, 1965
  • Bill Monroe poster for the Oct 9, 1964 show
  • Backstage at Jordan Hall, Boston, 1964
  • Gerde's Folk City program for 1965
  • Peace Concert at Hicksville, Long Island
  • Town Hall Program, 1965
  • Gerde's Folk City Program, 1964
  • Town Hall Program, 1965
  • New York Ramblers with Championship Awards
  • Town Hall Program Cover for May 8, 1965
  • New York Ramblers  1964
  • New York Ramblers 1965
  • New York Ramblers 1964

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