On the Bus with Bill Monroe - 9780252044427

On the Bus with Bill MonroeMy Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass\nAuthor(s): Mark Hembree\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Illinois Press, United States\nImprint: University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252044427, 978-0252044427\nSynopsis\nA backstage audition led Mark Hembree into a five-year stint [tel] as the bassist for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. Hembrees journey included playing at the White House and on the acclaimed album Master of Bluegrass. But it also put him on a collision course with the rigors of touring, the mysteries of Southern culture, and the complex personality of bandleader-legend Bill Monroe. Whether its figuring out the best time for breakfast (early) or for beating the boss at poker (never), Hembree gives readers an up-close look at the occasionally exalting, often unglamorous life of a touring musician in the sometimes baffling, always colorful company of a bluegrass icon. The amusing story of a Yankee fish out of water, On the Bus .