Pretty good for a girl : women in bluegrass / Murphy Hicks Henry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henry, Murphy.

Series:

Music in American life.

Music in American life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women bluegrass musicians--United States--Biography.

Women bluegrass musicians.

Bluegrass musicians--United States--Biography.

Bluegrass musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first book devoted entirely to women in bluegrass, Pretty Good for a Girl documents the lives of more than seventy women whose vibrant contributions to the development of bluegrass have been, for the most part, overlooked. Accessibly written and organized by decade, the book begins with Sally Ann Forrester, who played accordion and sang with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys from 1943 to 1946, and continues into the present with artists such as Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, and the Dixie Chicks. Drawing from extensive interviews, well-known banjoist Murphy Hicks Henry gives voice to women performers and innovators throughout bluegrass's history, including such pioneers as Bessie Lee Mauldin, Wilma Lee Cooper, and Roni and Donna Stoneman; family bands including the Lewises, Whites, and McLains; and later pathbreaking performers such as the Buffalo Gals and other all-girl bands, Laurie Lewis, Lynn Morris, Missy Raines, and many others.

Contents:

In the beginning : the 1940's

The second decade : the 1950's

The numbers are growing : the 1960's

The floodgates open : the 1970's

Leaders of the band : the 1980's

Too many to count : the 1990's and beyond

Not just pretty good for a girl.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781299483422

1299483429

9780252095887

025209588X

OCLC:

842256427