Come Hither to Go Yonder: Playing Bluegrass with Bill Monroe

by Bob Black

Bob Black was a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the 1970s. Black's memoir of his time with the man he called the Chief offers the unique vantage point of a man who traveled and performed extensively with the Father of Bluegrass at a time when the music had opened up to new audiences--and Monroe had become a living legend.

Both role model and taskmaster, Monroe exerted a profound influence on Black and the musicians who have carried...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025207243X
• ISBN13: 9780252072437
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.9"