The Bill Monroe Reader

by Tom Ewing

Book Overview

"Tell 'em I'm a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice," Bill Monroe said. Known as the Father of Bluegrass Music, Monroe pioneered a whole new category of music and inspired generations of musicians and fans. Yet from his founding of the original bluegrass band through six decades of performing, he remained an enigmatic figure, a compelling mixture of fierce intensity, homespun modesty, and musical integrity.

Determined to play the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252025008
• ISBN13: 9780252025006
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"