books about: bluegrass     books:       The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Word (Ultimate Guide)23 reviews Linda LaTourelle Bluegrass Publishing, 2003 My copy is worn! I love this book! I have used it over and over for my scrapbooks, for the "blank" greeting cards I purchase, for notes to my children, and bulletin board topics for my classroom! I especially love the friendship and volunteer quotes. A wonderful, organized and varied arrangement of inspiration!             Big & Rich: All Access12 reviews John Rich, Big Kenny, ... Center Street, 2007 Everyone should be this open and honest... I just love this book, and it's not just all about the great pictures (which there are many of, including some exclusive private ones), but it's the stories behind the pictures, told by Big Kenny and John Rich from their hearts. I feel like a very uneducated fan, having never had the experience of seeing them on stage. My only dealings with Big & Rich have been through their CDs, videos and ...             R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country18 reviews "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 Novelty Item Reincarnated As Artistic Tour De Force Richard Nevins of Rounder Records first came up with the idea for Robert Crumb to illustrate a series of early Blues, Jazz, and Old Time Music and Bluegrass greats along the lines of the baseball cards of his childhood. Crumb went for the idea and produced what became three boxes of cards with illustrations taken from old photos on the front and write-ups about the players on the back (many of ...             Ghosts of Old Louisville: True Stories of Hauntings in America's Largest Victorian Neighborhood30 reviews David Domine McClanahan Publishing House, Inc., 2005 Ghosts of Old Louisville is a great read! Ghosts of Old Louisville by David Domine presents the haunted past of America's largest Victorian neighborhood in an entertaining and informative format. His unopinionated, objective way of fleshing out the stories of those residents who haven't quite yet vacated their former abodes in the magnificent historic preservation district known as Old Louisville makes this a unique and spellbinding ...             Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus (Book & CD set)14 reviews Wayne Erbsen Native Ground Music, Inc., 2004 almost-instant gratification THIS MUST BE YOUR FIRST BANJO BOOK. It's a short on technique but long on something priceless -- motivation. You see, Erbsen teaches banjo by teaching you how to fake familiar songs. Instead of playing "Cripple Creek" over and over, or practicing rolls 'til your fingers bleed, you learn very short versions of some folk standards while learing how you can play simple but recognizable versions ...             Loretta Lynn10 reviews Loretta Lynn, George Vecsey Da Capo Press, 1996 Very Impressed A grandmother at 28? Wow! I learned a lot of interesting things about 1) the country music star, and 2) about coming up hard and making it work out. This book is Loretta Lynn's tale of her childhood in Butcher Holler with her poor but pround parents. Her parents allow her to be married off to a man she barely knows when she is 13. Amazingly, she remains married to this man for the rest of ...             Looking Back to See: A Country Music Memoir11 reviews Maxine Brown University of Arkansas Press, 2005 Saucy, Lively and Terrific!! Kudos to Maxine Brown for her fascinating no-holds-barred look at the country music industry of the 1950's and 1960's. Maxine, along with sister Bonnie and brother Jim Ed, were legendary country group The Browns, who chalked a number of hits for fifteen years, notably THE THREE BELLS, one of the biggest hits in country music history and as well as a number one pop hit for them. The Browns were ...             Cash: An American Man19 reviews Bill Miller CMT, 2005 AMAZING!!!! Bill Miller, who put together this book about The Man In Black from his own personal collection of Johnny and June Carter Cash memorabilia, knew him well, loved him and was loved by him for many years. The love that Bill Miller had for Johnny Cash is apparent on each and every page from the International Fan Club button with June's autograph to the last lyrics Johnny ever wrote. There were ...             San Antonio Rose: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BOB WILLS (Music in American Life)9 reviews Charles Townsend University of Illinois Press, 1986 In Texas, Bob Wills is Still The King OK. I'm a little biased. My grandfather J.W. Shafer, otherwise known as "Bub Shafer" (don't ask me why...nobody knows why), was a second cousin to Bob Wills. In this book, there's a photo of Bob standing in a cotton field near Turkey, Texas and he's got his arm around a young boy that looks about 13-years-old at the oldest. The young boy was my grandfather, and the caption beneath the photo ...             Lyrics, 1962-198522 reviews Bob Dylan Knopf, 1998 Dylan - a songwriter, musician, poet, innovator and creative genius - all reflected here! A friend and I were out shopping a few weeks ago and we both picked up Bob Dylan's "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack" CD, which is the 7th volume in Dylan's archival Bootleg Series, and also the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese's excellent PBS documentary of the same title. The album is outstanding and now that my shopping pal's birthday is coming up, Halloween actually, I decided that Dylan's ...             Down in Orburndale: A Songwriter's Youth in Old Florida7 reviews Bobby Braddock Louisiana State University Press, 2007 A masterpiece! Bobby Braddock has written an exceptional book -- a portrait of an artist as a young man, if you will. So much honesty about a part of America that is gone. So much honesty about a boy who grew up there and would go on to become one of America's great songwriters. He sees the humor of his darkest moments, and I'm still laughing just thinking about those moments. The book ends just before he ...             I Still Miss Someone: Friends and Family Remember Johnny Cash8 reviews Reverend Billy Graham Cumberland House Publishing, 2005 Everyday People write about the Everyday Man OK, with all the hype about the movie, Walk the Line, and living in Nashville as I do...and hearing Johnny Cash's name everywhere you turn...I hesitated going to see the movie "just because". Well. I somehow ended up seeing it, (long story for another day.) And let me just say that much to my chagrin, I LOVED the movie. So now I've been on a Johnny Cash rampage, listening, watching, and ...             Bluegrass: A HISTORY 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (Music in American Life)6 reviews Neil V. Rosenberg University of Illinois Press, 2005 The story and glory of bluegrass - straight from the heart Bluegrass music's greatest practitioners have always been plain-as-burlap folks who wouldn't give a hoot about dissecting and intellectualizing the music that pops out of them as naturally as sweat. As an appreciator of real deals, I wouldn't have it any other way. However, I'm glad that folklorist/musical historian Neil V. Rosenberg has been around for several decades now, poking his scholarly ...             How Do You Know He's Real?: Celebrity Reflections on True Life E with God6 reviews Destiny Image Publishers, 2006 COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!!! Terrific Read! I received this book as a gift and once I started, I couldn't put it down. Ms Hagberg has captured the beliefs of these well known and respected celebrities, sports figures, and musicians. I'm anxiously awaiting the next book in the series and can't wait to give copies of this one to all my friends. Order 2!             America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Ninteenth Century6 reviews Philip F. Gura, James F. Bollman The University of North Carolina Press, 1999 Another "must have" for vintage banjo lovers and collectors At last, another important book has emerged to stand with the few other necessary references on early American 5-string banjos. Unlike the two fine Tsumura books which are primarily photographic essays of considerable magnitude, Gura and Bollman's treatise combines a highly readable and informed history with a remarkable collection of rare antique photographs and ephemera plus 4 lengthy ...             The Rough Guide to Country Music (Rough Guide Music Guides)7 reviews Kurt Wolff, Orla Duane Rough Guides, 2000 You need this if you listen to country. Love this book, just stumbled on it a few weeks ago, and can't put it down. I've been listening to country and loving it since I was a little girl, and this thing keeps turning me on to more music I want to go out and buy. Cool bio's on the artists and a great section on the seventies outlaw artists.             A Long Way Home: Twelve Years of Words8 reviews Dwight Yoakam Hyperion, 1999 Elegance in simplicity Dwight Yoakam does not write complex lyrics. What he writes are lyrics of deep emotion and unsurpassed longing. Without the twang-and-swing of his honky-tonk melodies, these songs are reduced to their bared bones, stripped and displayed in all their anguish and despair. From the straightforward "It won't hurt when I fall down from this barstool; it won't hurt when I stumble in the street; it ...             Phantoms of Old Louisville: Ghostly Tales from America's Most Haunted Neighborhood6 reviews David Domine McClanahan Publishing House, 2006 Another Great Read I recently moved to Old Louisville and knowing nothing about the area, read the first book by David Domine, Ghosts of Old Louisville. I was sorry when the book ended and started immediately on the second book, Phantoms of Old Louisville. I also took the Ghost Tour of Old Louisville, which was hosted by David Domine himself, last Friday night. I am so glad that he did write about these old ...             Pilgrims: Sinners, Saints, and Prophets6 reviews Marty Stuart Thomas Nelson, 1999 This book's a keeper...... Marty's keen eye catches the souls of his famous subjects in a way that the ordinary photographer has missed. This book is a masterpiece (just like his last album) and belongs on every coffee table in America. His photos are unbelievable and his accompanying words prove Marty's talent goes way beyond his music.             Acoustic Stories: Playing Bass with Peter, Paul & Mary, Jerry Garcia, and Bill Monroe, and Eighteen Other ...6 reviews Bill Amatneek Vineyards Press, LLC, 2003 His stories are like picturesque mountain scenery One of the first photos in "Acoustic Stories" shows author Bill Amatneek playing upright bass with Peter, Paul and Mary in 1979. At the end of the book, a photo shows the author with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band in 2003. Between these pictures are over 20 stories and 33 other photos that provide extraordinary recollections from this musician's years of professional experience. 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