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Bill Monroe Reader

Contributor(s): Ewing, Tom (Editor), Hay, George D (Contribution by), Dudley, Gene (Contribution by), Seligman, Harold (Contribution by), Lomax, Alan (Contribution by), Rinzler, Ralph (Contribution by), Smith, Mayne (Contribution by), Benson, Doug (Contribution by), Gerrard (Contribution by), Monroe, James (Contribution by), Hurst, Jack (Contribution by), Rathe, Steve (Contribution by), Rosenberg, Neil V (Contribution by), Wolfe, Charles (Contribution by), Marks, Valary (Contribution by), Hume, Martha (Contribution by), Otteson, Jan (Contribution by), Grisman, David (Contribution by), Rhodes, Don (Contribution by), Rector, Lee (Contribution by), Hill (Contribution by), Putnam, Michelle H (Contribution by), Ledford, Carole (Contribution by), Erbsen, Wayne (Contribution by), Edlund, Ray (Contribution by), Godbey, Marty (Contribution by), Lundy, Ronni (Contribution by), Rothman, Sandy (Contribution by), Cantwell, Robert (Contribution by), Hutchens, Doug (Contribution by), Smith, Richard D (Contribution by), Siminoff, Roger (Contribution by), Lanham, Charmaine (Contribution by), Wolmuth, Roger (Contribution by), Hatlo, Jim (Contribution by), Gruhn, George (Contribution by), Goldsmith, Thomas (Contribution by), Appleton, Charlie (Contribution by), Thompson, Catherine (Contribution by), Spottswood, Richard K (Contribution by), Deparle, Jason (Contribution by), Flippin, Jack (Contribution by), Orr, Jay (Contribution by), Gray, Michael (Contribution by), Commins, John (Contribution by), Logue, Robert Ashley (Contribution by), McBride, David (Contribution by), Yeomans, Marye (Contribution by), Jones Jr, Malcolm (Contribution by), Hartford, John (Contribution by), Smith, Hazel (Contribution by), Wolf, Tom (Contribution by), Peva, Jim (Contribution by), Vance, Joel M (Contribution by), Nold Jr, James (Contribution by), McHenry, Jennie T (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780252025006

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Pub Date: September 26, 2000

Dewey: 781.642092

LCCN: 00008015

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Annotated, Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.03" H x 9.61" L x 6.27" W ( 1.40 lbs) 336 pages

Series: Music in American Life

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Description: In this eclectic reader, former Blue Brass Boy Tom Ewing gathers the most significant and illuminating of the many articles that have been written about Monroe. Through the writings of nearly 60 observers, interviewers, admirers, folklorist and scholars, this book offers a multifaceted view of one of the most influential country musicians of the 20th century. 24 photos, 1 line drawing.

Review Quotes: "[Ewing] neatly winnows out the chaff and gathers into a bundle what emerges as a complete mosaic of the artist. . . . Indispensable. "--Chuck Hicks, Pop Matters

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