On the Bus with Bill Monroe

My Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass

von Mark Hembree

224 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A backstage audition led Mark Hembree into a five-year stint (1979–1984) as the bassist for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. Hembree’s journey included playing at the White House and on the acclaimed album Master of Bluegrass. But it also put him on a collision course with the rigors of touring, the mysteries of Southern culture, and the complex personality of bandleader-legend Bill Monroe. Whether it’s figuring out the best time for breakfast (early) or for beating the boss at poker (never), Hembree gives readers an up-close look at the occasionally exalting, often unglamorous life of a touring musician in the sometimes baffling, always colorful company of a bluegrass icon. The amusing story of a Yankee fish out of water, On the Bus with Bill Monroe mixes memoir with storytelling to recount the adventures of a Northerner learning new ways and the Old South.

• Reihe: Music in American Life
• Themen: Kunst Musik Stile und Gattungen Traditionelle Musik und Volksmusik
• ISBN: 9780252086496
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2022
• Größe: 224 x 149 mm
• Verlag: University of Illinois Press