The Music of Bill Monroe
by Rosenberg, Neil V.; Wolfe, Charles K.Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-06-07
Publisher(s): Univ of Illinois Pr
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Summary
Spanning over 1,000 separate performances, The Music of Bill Monroe presents a complete chronological list of all of Bill Monroe's commercially released sound and visual recordings. Each chapter begins with a narrative describing Monroe's life and career at that point, bringing in producers, sidemen, and others as they become part of the story. The narratives read like a "who's who" of bluegrass, connecting Monroe to the music's larger history and containing many fascinating stories.The second part of each chapter presents the discography. Information here includes the session's place, date, time, and producer; master/matrix numbers, song/tune titles, composer credits, personnel, instruments, and vocals; catalog/release numbers and reissue data. The only complete bio-discography of this American musical icon, The Music of Bill Monroe is the starting point for any study of Monroe's contributions as a composer, interpreter, and performer.
Author Biography
Charles K. Wolfe was a professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| "Walls of Time": Assembling the Bill Monroe Discography | p. xi |
| "I Live in the Past": A Rationale for Methodology | p. xix |
| Format of the Discographies | p. xxiii |
| "What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul?": 1936-38 | p. 1 |
| Discography, 1936-38 | p. 18 |
| "Mule Skinner Blues": 1939-41 | p. 24 |
| Discography, 1939-41 | p. 34 |
| "True Life Blues": 1942-45 | p. 37 |
| Discography, 1942-45 | p. 51 |
| "Heavy Traffic Ahead": 1946-49 | p. 53 |
| Discography, 1946-49 | p. 67 |
| "Uncle Pen": 1950-56 | p. 77 |
| Discography, 1950-56 | p. 101 |
| "Gotta Travel On": 1957-62 | p. 116 |
| Discography, 1957-62 | p. 131 |
| "Devil's Dream": 1963-72 | p. 146 |
| Discography, 1963-72 | p. 168 |
| "Jerusalem Ridge": 1973-80 | p. 194 |
| Discography, 1973-80 | p. 206 |
| "My Last Days on Earth": 1981-96 | p. 224 |
| Discography, 1981-96 | p. 246 |
| Numerical Listing of Releases | p. 291 |
| Performers' Names in the Discographies | p. 317 |
| Producers' Names in the Discographies | p. 323 |
| Titles in the Discographies | p. 325 |
| General Index | p. 333 |
| Song Title Index | p. 343 |
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