Bluegrass Breakdown The Making of the Old Southern Sound |
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| Author:
| Cantwell, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-306-80495-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1992 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books
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| Imprint: | Da Capo Press, Incorporated |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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This is a detailed work placing bluegrass music into a historical, as well as musicological, cultural, and imaginative context. Robert Cantwell has taught at Kenyon College, the University of Iowa, Georgetown University, and the University of North Carolina. Bluegrass Breakdown is his first book, and it won the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award and the Ambassador of Honour Book Award.
This is a detailed work placing bluegrass music into a historical, as well as musicological, cultural, and imaginative context. Robert Cantwell has taught at Kenyon College, the University of Iowa, Georgetown University, and the University of North Carolina. Bluegrass Breakdown is his first book, and it won the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award and the Ambassador of Honour Book Award.