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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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"Bean Blossom seems to be the ideal subject for an extended historical study such as this. Loaded with facts and details, the unfolding story is so interesting and engrossing. I read it with delighted recognition and remembrance." John Wright, author of Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music Read more...
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