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Author Hembree, Mark, 1955- author.

Title On the bus with Bill Monroe : my five-year ride with the father of blue grass / Mark Hembree
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages) : illustrations
Series Music in American life
Music in American life.
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 30, 2022)
Subject Hembree, Mark, 1955-
Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996.
SUBJECT Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996
Hembree, Mark, 1955-
Monroe, Bill, 1911-1996 fast
Subject Double bassists -- United States -- Biography
Bluegrass musicians -- United States -- Biography
MUSIC / General
Bluegrass musicians
Double bassists
United States
Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021052488
ISBN 9780252053412
0252053419