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Bean Blossom : the Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's bluegrass festivals

Author: Thomas A Adler
Publisher: Urbana, IL : University of Illinois Press, ©2011.
Series: Music in American life.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A long look back at the home of legendary bluegrass festivals and jamborees

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Named Person: Bill Monroe
Material Type: Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Thomas A Adler
ISBN: 9780252036156 0252036158 9780252078101 0252078101
OCLC Number: 670480119
Description: xxii, 239 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: Brown County history and roots --
Origins of the Brown County Jamboree (1939-1941) --
The Rund Family's Brown County Jamboree (1941-1951) --
Bill Monroe's Brown County Jamboree Park (1952-1957) --
Survivals, revivals, and arrivals (1958-1966) --
Building the festivals (1967-1968) --
The festival becomes a landmark (1969-1971) --
The festival's golden age (1972-1982) --
Festival people and lore --
Bill and James Monroe's festival park (1983-1997) --
Renaissance, continuity, and change (1998 and after).
Series Title: Music in American life.
Responsibility: Thomas A. Adler.
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