Bill Monroe Reader
This multi-faceted and richly illustrated reader, ranging from admirers to scholars from over sixty sources, traces the career of the Father of Bluegrass Music� and will be welcomed as a fitting tribute to the musician who transformed a local musical style into a unique international music form. Soft-cover edition.
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Bluegrass: A History
By: Neil V. Rosenberg
The 20th Anniversary paperback edition, updated with a new preface.
Beginning with the musical cultures of the American South in the 1920s and 1930s, Bluegrass: A History, traces the genre through its pivotal developments during the era of Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys in the forties. It describes early bluegrass's role in postwar country music, its trials following the appearance of rock and roll, its embracing by the folk music revival, and the invention of bluegrass festivals in the mid-sixties.
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Bluegrass Breakdown
The Making of the Old Southern Sound
By Robert Cantwell
�Best single academic book on bluegrass.�
$19.95
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The Bluegrass Gospel Songbook
By Wayne Erbsen
This handsome and hefty 172 page book has over 100 of your favorite bluegrass gospel songs with lyrics, music (melody line), guitar chords, 100+ vintage photos, song histories, the roots of bluegrass gospel music, painless gospel music theory, how to choose the right key, how to operate a capo, using the guitar in gospel music, harmony 101, tips on how to sing lead, baritone, tenor and bass. 9" x 12." Large, easy-to-read print.
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Bluegrass Odyssey
A Documentary in Pictures and Words, 1966-86
Author: Carl Fleischhauer and Neil V. Rosenberg
The music and culture of bluegrass as revealed through striking photographs and commentary.
Many of the photos in Bluegrass Odyssey are featured in The International Bluegrass Music Museum!
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The Bluegrass Reader
Author: Edited by Thomas Goldsmith
The complete history of this dynamic genre as told through the best of bluegrass writing.
$21.95
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From Every Stage: Images of America's Roots Music
Bluegrass, folk, blues, Cajun, Celtic, and country music-these traditional genres have recently fostered a popular explosion of music and dance festivals throughout the United States. From Every Stage: Images of America's Roots Music is a photo narrative, capturing the emotion, excitement, and energy of performances by greats and up-and-comers in the broad spectrum of roots-derived music in America.
$35.00
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Teardrops In My Eye
by Dennis Satterlee
A highly annotated discography of one of bluegrass music's most respected singers. Covers all of Red's recordings with complete information for each session. But it's much more. The author has interviewed over 50 former band members, friends and family to come up with a comprehensive and entertaining account of this acclaimed member of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. Contains over 20 photos, many from private collections, a very inclusive index, large discography, a listing of songs written by Red, more. 218 pp.
$24.98
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Working Girl Blues
Working Girl Blues
The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens
Author: Hazel Dickens and Bill C. Malone
The life story of singer and songwriter Hazel Dickens, the inspiring voice of a whole generation of women and workers.
$17.95
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