LEADER 02737oam 22004574a 450 001 9910793147903321 005 20181003030003.0 010 $a0-252-05058-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000006673198 035 $a(OCoLC)1053623332 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse68962 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5518178 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000006673198 100 $a20180928d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBill Monroe$b[electronic resource] $eThe Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man /$fTom Ewing 210 $aUrbana [Illinois] $cUniversity of Illinois Press$d[2018] 215 $a1 online resource (1 PDF (xxvii, 611 pages) :)$cillustrations 225 1 $aMusic in American life 311 $a0-252-04189-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThe Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, Songwriters, and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame; and a legendary figure in American music. This authoritative biography sets out to examine his life in careful detail--to move beyond hearsay and sensationalism to explain how and why he accomplished so much. Former Blue Grass Boy and longtime music journalist Tom Ewing draws on hundreds of interviews, his personal relationship with Monroe, and an immense personal archive of materials to separate the truth from longstanding myth. Ewing tells the story of the Monroe family's musical household and Bill's early career in the Monroe Brothers duo. He brings to life Monroe's 1940s heyday with the Classic Bluegrass Band, the renewed fervor for his music sparked by the folk revival of the 1960s, and his declining fortunes in the years that followed. Throughout, Ewing deftly captures Monroe's relationships and the personalities of an ever-shifting roster of band members while shedding light on his business dealings and his pioneering work with Bean Blossom and other music festivals. Filled with a wealth of previously unknown details, Bill Monroe offers even the most devoted fan a deeper understanding of Monroe's towering achievements and timeless music. 410 0$aMusic in American life. 606 $aBluegrass music 606 $aBluegrass musicians$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aBiographies. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBluegrass music. 615 0$aBluegrass musicians 676 $a782.421642 700 $aEwing$b Tom$01564464 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793147903321 996 $aBill Monroe$93833532 997 $aUNINA