While “Bluegrass” was named for Bill Monroe, he learned the craft from his Uncle Pendleton Vandiver, a crippled civil war vet fiddler. They lived together in a two-room log cabin after the death of Monroe’s parents, and he passed his music to Monroe, who in-turn bequeathed it on his passing. Some 52 years after Pendleton’s death, Ricky Skaggs’ cover of Monroe’s song memorializing “Uncle Pen” shot to #1 on the Country Music Charts. Monroe played the part of his uncle in the music video.

This official Mississippi Blues Trail shirt features a real photo of the Po’ Monkey’s Mississippi Blues Trail Marker, framed in the state of Mississippi, with the Mississippi Blues Logo at the top. The marker is located in Merigold, Mississippi, and commemorates the iconic juke joint known for its role in preserving late-night Delta blues traditions. The site was added to the Mississippi Blues Trail in 2010.

Size

T2, T3, T4, T5, YL, YM, YS, YXL

Color

BLACK, BLUE, WHITE, ATHLETIC HEATHER, HEATHER MAROON, RED