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

Edition details

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