Artists of American folk music
Subtitle: the legends of traditional folk, the stars of the sixties, the virtuosi of new acoustic music
By: edited by Phil Hood
Edition: lst ed.
Publisher: Quill
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780688059163
Subjects: Folk music; Biography
Description: "Except for original pieces about Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary, the articles compiled here about folk, bluegrass and new acoustic musicians first appeared in Guitar Player and Frets magazines. Most pieces have been updated; they profile the artists' backgrounds, careers and contributions to their musical forms. (The articles on Odetta, Pete Seeger, Bill Monroe and Richie Havens include interviews with the musicians.) Subjects represent different eras of modern folk music: from the early days (Woody Guthrie and Malvina Reynolds) to the height of popularity 25 years ago (the Kingston Trio, Joan Baez and Arlo Guthrie) to new acoustic artists (David Grisman and Tony Trischka). Also of note: an article about the Lomax family, the archivists who have made extensive recordings of folk music that might otherwise have been lost. Although this book gives the novice a general background, it adds little new information."-- Publishers Weekly.
Notes: "A Guitar player and Frets book."

Includes discographies.
Table of contents: title: Maybelle Carter and the Carter family; title: Woody Guthrie; title: Lomax family; title: Bill Monroe; title: Pete Seeger; title: Earl Scruggs; title: Elizabeth Cotten; title: Peggy Seeger; title: New Lost City Ramblers; title: Odetta; title: Kingston Trio; title: Joan Baez; title: Doc Watson; title: Peter, Paul and Mary; title: Bob Dylan; title: Dave Van Ronk; title: Tom Paley; title: John Herald; title: Bob Yellin; title: Mike Seeger; title: Happy Traum; title: Gordon Lightfoot; title: Jean Ritchie; title: Richie Havens; title: Roger McGuinn; title: Tom Paxton; title: Stefan Grossman; title: Malvina Reynolds; title: Arlo Guthrie; title: David Grisman.