Lonesome melodies [electronic resource] : the lives and music of the Stanley Brothers / David W. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, David W. (David William), 1946-

Series:

American Made Music

American made music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bluegrass musicians--United States--Biography.

Bluegrass musicians.

Stanley Brothers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Carter and Ralph Stanley--the Stanley Brothers--are comparable to Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs as important members of the earliest generation of bluegrass musicians. In this first biography of the brothers, author David W. Johnson documents that Carter (1925-1966) and Ralph (b. 1927) were equally important contributors to the tradition of old-time country music. Together from 1946 to 1966, the Stanley Brothers began their careers performing in the schoolhouses of southwestern Virginia and expanded their popularity to the concert halls of Europe. In order to re-create this pos

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Hills of Home; 2. Many Days of My Childhood; 3. Brothers in Arms; 4. A Band on the Run; 5. Radio, Records, and Copyrights; 6. "Come on Along, Join in the Song"; 7. Making Record Time; 8. In Search of a Sound; 9. Lonesome Melodies; 10. The Road Turns Rocky; 11. Hard Times; 12. Mercury Falling; 13. Suwannee to Cincinnati; 14. Folk Tales; 15. The Well-Known Stanley Brothers; 16. Coast to Coast; 17. Starving Out; 18. What the Doctor Said; 19. Smith Ridge; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, index, and discography.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-61703-647-1

1-62103-051-2

OCLC:

804146072