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Book Synopsis
From cradle to great, the comprehensive real story of Bill Monroe
The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, Songwriters, and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame; and a legendary figure in American music. This authoritative biography sets out to examine his life in careful detail--to move beyond hearsay and sensationalism to explain how and why he accomplished so much.
Former Blue Grass Boy and longtime music journalist Tom Ewing draws on hundreds of interviews, his personal relationship with Monroe, and an immense personal archive of materials to separate the truth from longstanding myth. Ewing tells the story of the Monroe family''s musical household and Bill''s early career in the Monroe Brothers duo. He brings to life Monroe''s 1940s heyday with the Classic Bluegrass Band, the renewed fervor for his music sparked by the folk revival of the 1960s, and his declining fortunes in t
Trade Review
"Insightful . . . [Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man] presents bluegrass history as it happened, as well as a fresh look at 'this extraordinary individual.'" --Wall Street Journal
"A fair, objective, and entertaining chronicle."--Publishers Weekly
"A detailed, decade-by-decade, almost moment-by-moment chronicle of the Father of Bluegrass. Because of its thoroughness, it will be the standard biography."--No Depression
Table of Contents
CoverTitleCopyrightContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPrologueChapter One. 1892–1919Chapter Two. 1920–1929Chapter Three. 1930–1939Chapter Four. 1940–1949Chapter Five. 1950–1959Chapter Six. 1960–1969Chapter Seven. 1970–1979Chapter Eight. 1980–1989Chapter Nine. 1990–1996EpilogueAppendix: Blue Grass BoysNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
