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Lonesome melodies : the lives and music of the Stanley Brothers

Johnson, David W. (David William) 1946- (Author).

Summary: Carter and Ralph Stanley--the Stanley Brothers--are comparable to Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs as important members of the earliest generation of bluegrass musicians. In this first biography of the brothers, author David W. Johnson documents that Carter (1925-1966) and Ralph (b. 1927) were equally important contributors to the tradition of old-time country music. Together from 1946 to 1966, the Stanley Brothers began their careers performing in the schoolhouses of southwestern Virginia and expanded their popularity to the concert halls of Europe.

Record details

ISBN: 9781617036477
ISBN: 1617036471
ISBN: 1621030512
ISBN: 9781621030515
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages)
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Publisher: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references, index, and discography.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Hills of Home; 2. Many Days of My Childhood; 3. Brothers in Arms; 4. A Band on the Run; 5. Radio, Records, and Copyrights; 6. "Come on Along, Join in the Song"; 7. Making Record Time; 8. In Search of a Sound; 9. Lonesome Melodies; 10. The Road Turns Rocky; 11. Hard Times; 12. Mercury Falling; 13. Suwannee to Cincinnati; 14. Folk Tales; 15. The Well-Known Stanley Brothers; 16. Coast to Coast; 17. Starving Out; 18. What the Doctor Said; 19. Smith Ridge; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed Feb. 18, 2013).