Bean Blossom
Subtitle: the Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's bluegrass festivals
By: Thomas A. Adler
Series: Music in American life; Music in American life
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Urbana, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780252036156; 9780252078101
Subjects: Brown County Jamboree; Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground; History and criticism; Bluegrass music; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Brown County history and roots; title: Origins of the Brown County Jamboree (1939-1941); title: The Rund Family's Brown County Jamboree (1941-1951); title: Bill Monroe's Brown County Jamboree Park (1952-1957); title: Survivals, revivals, and arrivals (1958-1966); title: Building the festivals (1967-1968); title: The festival becomes a landmark (1969-1971); title: The festival's golden age (1972-1982); title: Festival people and lore; title: Bill and James Monroe's festival park (1983-1997); title: Renaissance, continuity, and change (1998 and after).