On the Bus With Bill Monroe My Five-Year Ride With the Father of Blue Grass - Music in American Life

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.

ISBN:	9780252086496
Publisher:	University of Illinois Press
Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Published date:	26 Apr 2022
DEWEY:	782.4216420922
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	224
Weight:	318g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	20mm

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