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On the bus with Bill Monroe : my five-year ride with the father of blue grass / Mark Hembree.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hembree, Mark, 1955- author.
- Series:
- Music in American life.
- Music in American life
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Double bassists--United States--Biography.
- Double bassists.
- Bluegrass musicians--United States--Biography.
- Bluegrass musicians.
- Hembree, Mark, 1955-.
- Hembree, Mark.
- Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996.
- Monroe, Bill.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "An impromptu rehearsal 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 fans an up-close look at the unglamorous life of a touring musician in the sometimes baffling, always colorful company of a bluegrass icon. The charming 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 songs and new ways"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780252053412
- 0252053419
- OCLC:
- 1284918073
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