The Music of Bill Monroe (Music in American Life) - Hardcover

Rosenberg, Neil V.; Wolfe, Charles K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0252031210 ISBN 13: 9780252031212

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2007

Synopsis

Spanning more than a thousand separate performances, The Music of Bill Monroe presents a complete chronological list of all of Bill Monroe's commercially released sound and visual recordings. Each chapter begins with a narrative describing Monroe's life and career at that point as well as the producers, sidemen, and others who become part of the story. The narratives, a who's who of bluegrass, connect Monroe to the music's larger history and contain many intriguing stories. The second part of each chapter presents a discography of Monroe's work during those years. The information includes a session's place, date, time, and producer; master/matrix numbers, song/tune titles, composer credits, personnel, instruments, and vocals; and catalog/release numbers and reissue data.
The only complete bio-discography of this American musical icon, The Music of Bill Monroe is the starting point for any study of Monroe's contributions as a composer, interpreter, and performer.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles K. Wolfe was a professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University.

Review:

"Rosenberg and the late Wolfe document every detail of Monroe's work. The chronological listing of all his recordings is staggering, and though the narrative makes easy reading , this impressive, hard-bound 350-page tome will mainly appeal to those wishing to study blue-grass and its heritage under a college-owned microscope."--MOJO Dec 2007

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0252031210
• ISBN 13: 9780252031212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 347