Vandiver has been credited with giving Monroe "a repertoire of tunes that sank into Bill's aurally trained memory and a sense of rhythm that seeped into his bones." Also significant in Monroe's musical life was Arnold Shultz, an influential fiddler and guitarist who introduced Monroe to the blues. On that album, Monroe recorded a number of traditional fiddle tunes he had often heard performed by Vandiver. This experience inspired one of Monroe's most famous compositions, "Uncle Pen", recorded in 1950, and the 1972 album Bill Monroe's Uncle Pen. By and by his brothers and sisters moved away, leaving Monroe to bounce between uncles and aunts until finally settling in with his disabled uncle Pendleton Vandiver, whom he often accompanied when Vandiver played the fiddle at dances. Monroe's mother died when he was ten, and his father died six years later. He recalled that his brothers insisted that he remove four of the mandolin's eight strings so he would not play too loudly. Because his older brothers Birch and Charlie already played the fiddle and guitar, Bill was resigned to playing the less desirable mandolin. Bill was of Scottish and English heritage. His mother and her brother, Pendleton "Pen" Vandiver, were both musically talented, and Monroe and his family grew up playing and singing at home. Monroe was born on his family's farm near Rosine, Kentucky, United States, the youngest of eight children of James Buchanan "Buck" and Malissa (Vandiver) Monroe. 3 "Original Bluegrass Band" and Monroe's heyday as a star.
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