Capital bluegrass : hillbilly music meets Washington D.C. / Kip Lornell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lornell, Kip, 1953- author.

Series:

American musicspheres.

American musicspheres

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bluegrass music--Washington (D.C.)--History and criticism.

Bluegrass music.

Old-time music--Washington--Washington (D.C.)--History and criticism.

Old-time music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Documenting the history and development of bluegrass in and around the nation's capital since it emerged in the 1950s, 'Capital Bluegrass' is central to our understanding of bluegrass in the United States and its place in our nation's capital.

Contents:

Introduction

Before bluegrass (1920s-1946)

Back then it was called hilllbilly music (1946-1957)

Bluegrass unlimited (1966-1977)

Not seldom heard or scene (1977-1991)

"A cold wind a' blowin'" (1991-2019).

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-093368-2

0-19-093367-4

0-19-986312-1