The music of Bill Monroe
Neil V. Rosenberg • 2007 • University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Neil V. Rosenberg
- First published
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Genres
- Biography · History
- ISBN
- 9780252056239
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The Music of Bill Monroe, authored by Neil V. Rosenberg and Charles K. Wolfe, stands as the definitive biographical and analytical study of the father of bluegrass. Commissioned as part of the Music in American Life series by the University of Illinois Press, the book was crafted to provide a rigorous, academic examination of Monroe’s career, moving beyond myth-making to document the technical and cultural evolution of the bluegrass genre from its Appalachian roots to its national prominence.
Neil V. Rosenberg, a distinguished scholar in the field of folklore and musicology, drew upon extensive interviews and archival research to map Monroe’s stylistic innovations and his role as a bandleader. The work was received by the musicology community as an essential reference, praised for its meticulous discographical data and its ability to contextualize Monroe’s complex personality within the broader history of American country and folk music.
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