| Bluegrass in Baltimore: The Hard Drivin' Sound and Its Legacy Contributor(s): Newby, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786494395 ISBN-13: 9780786494392 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Country & Bluegrass - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 781.642 |
| LCCN: 2015016208 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 9.4" (0.70 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Country/Cowboy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With an influx of Appalachian migrants who came looking for work in the 1940s and 1950s, Baltimore found itself populated by some extraordinary mountain musicians and was for a brief time the center of the bluegrass world. Life in Baltimore for these musicians was not easy. There were missed opportunities, personal demons and always the up-hill battle with prejudice against their hillbilly origins. Based upon interviews with legendary players from the golden age of Baltimore bluegrass, this book provides the first in-depth coverage of this transplanted-roots music and its broader influence, detailing the struggles Appalachian musicians faced in a big city that viewed the music they made as the poorest example of poor man's music. |