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Cargando... Bean Blossom: The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivalspor Thomas A. Adler
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Bean Blossom, Indiana--near Brown County State Park and the artist-colony town of Nashville, Indiana--is home to the annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, founded in 1967 by Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass. Widely recognized as the oldest continuously running bluegrass music festival in the world, this June festival's roots run back to late 1951, when Monroe purchased the Brown County Jamboree, a live weekly country music show presented between April and November each year. Over the years, Monroe's festival featured the top performers in bluegrass music, including Jimmy Martin, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, the Goins Brothers, the Stanley Brothers, and many more. Thomas A. Adler's history of Bean Blossom traces the long and colorful life of the Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festival. Adler discusses the development of bluegrass music, the many personalities involved in the bluegrass music scene, the interplay of local, regional, and national interests, and the meaning of this venue to the music's many performers--both professional and amateur--and its legions of fans. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)781.642079The arts Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Western popular music {equally instrumental and vocal} Country and BluegrassClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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The owners, of course, are not the only characters. The book contains sketches of many musicians and bands, and the occasional fan. While most of these are fairly perfunctory, they seem reasonably accurate for the players and groups I'm familiar with.
But the best parts are the author's explorations and explications of the temporary, recurring communities that are annually (re)built at bluegrass festivals. He captures the culture well.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and can heartily recommend it. ( )