Bluegrass: A History

Bluegrass: A History by Neil Rosenberg. Beginning with the musical cultures of the American South in the 1920s and 1930s, Bluegrass: A History traces the genre through its pivotal developments during the era of Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys in the 1940s. It describes early bluegrass's role in postwar country music, its trials following the appearance of rock and roll, its embracing by the folk music revival, and the invention of bluegrass festivals in the mid 1960s. Bluegrass also details the transformation of this genre into a self-sustaining musical industry in the 1970s and 1980s. Feathering an amazingly extensive bibliography, discography, notes, and index, this book is one of the most complete and thoroughly researched books on bluegrass ever written. 6" x 9", 443 pages paperback. To Order By Phone Call Toll Free: 866-596-9982