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What happened during the folk revival for Bill Monroe?
Bill Monroe's fortunes began to improve during the folk revival of the early 1960s.
What was folk revival in music?
Many college students and other young people were beginning to discover Bill Monroe, associating his style more with traditional folk music

Question: Did they gain a bigger fanbase ?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Bill Monroe and similar artists gain a bigger fanbase ?