@article{845244,
      recid = {845244},
      author = {Ewing, Tom,},
      title = {Bill Monroe : the life and music of the Blue Grass man /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxvii, 611 pages) :},
      abstract = {"The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major  star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member  of the Country Music, Songwriters, and Rock and Roll Halls  of Fame; and a legendary figure in American music. This  authoritative biography sets out to examine his life in  careful detail--to move beyond hearsay and sensationalism  to explain how and why he accomplished so much. Former Blue  Grass Boy and longtime music journalist Tom Ewing draws on  hundreds of interviews, his personal relationship with  Monroe, and an immense personal archive of materials to  separate the truth from longstanding myth. Ewing tells the  story of the Monroe family's musical household and Bill's  early career in the Monroe Brothers duo. He brings to life  Monroe's 1940s heyday with the Classic Bluegrass Band, the  renewed fervor for his music sparked by the folk revival of  the 1960s, and his declining fortunes in the years that  followed. Throughout, Ewing deftly captures Monroe's  relationships and the personalities of an ever-shifting  roster of band members while shedding light on his business  dealings and his pioneering work with Bean Blossom and  other music festivals. Filled with a wealth of previously  unknown details, Bill Monroe offers even the most devoted  fan a deeper understanding of Monroe's towering  achievements and timeless music."--Inside dust jacket.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/845244},
}