The Bill Monroe reader
By: edited by Tom Ewing.
Contributors: Ewing, Tom, 1946-
Series: Music in American life
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Monroe, Bill, 1911- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Bluegrass music -- History and criticism.
Description: "In this illustrated reader, former Blue Grass Boy Tom Ewing gathers the most significant and illuminating of the many articles that have been written about Monroe. Through the writings of nearly sixty observers, interviewers, admirers, folklorists, and other scholars, along with Ewing's commentary, The Bill Monroe Reader offers a multifaceted view of one of the most influential country musicians of the twentieth century.

The Bill Monroe Reader is a tribute to the man and the musician who transformed the traditional music of western Kentucky into an international sensation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-284) and index.