{"product_id":"capital-bluegrass-hillbilly-music-meets-washington-dc-hardcover","title":"Capital Bluegrass: Hillbilly Music Meets Washington, DC - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKip Lornell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its rich but underappreciated musical heritage, Washington, D.C. is often overlooked as a cradle for punk, the birthplace of go go, and as the urban center for bluegrass in the Untied States.\u003cem\u003e Capital Bluegrass: Hillbilly Music Meets Washington, D.C. \u003c\/em\u003erichly documents the history and development of bluegrass in and around the nation's capital since it emerged in the 1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his seventeenth book, American vernacular music scholar Kip Lornell discusses both well-known progressive bluegrass bands including the Country Gentlemen and the Seldom Scene, and lesser known groups like the Happy Melody Boys, Benny and Vallie Cain and the Country Clan, and Foggy Bottom. Lornell focuses on colorful figures such as the brilliant and eccentric mandolin player, Buzz Busby, and Connie B. Gay, who helped found the Country Music Association in Nashville. Moving beyond the musicians to the institutions that were central to the development of the genre, Lornell brings the reader into the nationally recognized Birchmere Music Hall, and tunes in to NPR powerhouse WAMU-FM, which for five decades broadcast as much as 40 hours a week of bluegrass programming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDozens of images illuminate the story of bluegrass in the D.C. area, photographs and flyers that will be new to even the most veteran bluegrass enthusiast. Bringing to life a music and musical community integral to the history of the city itself, \u003cem\u003eCapital Bluegrass\u003c\/em\u003e tells an essential tale of bluegrass in the United States.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKip Lornell\u003c\/strong\u003e has taught courses in Ameircan music and ethnomusicology at George Washington University since 1992. Lornell won a 1997 Grammy for Best Liner Notes for Smithsonian Folkways \"Anthology of American Folk Music,\" and Lornell and Charles Wolfe earned the ASCAP-Deems Taylor book award for \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Legend of Leadbelly\u003c\/em\u003e (Harper Collins, 1993). He has been interviewed numerous times on NPR for his expertise on American folk music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100584108339,"sku":"9780199863112","price":114.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dquXk7Uc29780199863112.webp?v=1772486284","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/capital-bluegrass-hillbilly-music-meets-washington-dc-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}