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Bill Clifton: America´s Bluegrass Ambassador to the World
Bill C. Malone
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Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
The most atypical of bluegrass artists, Bill Clifton has enjoyed a long career as a recording artist, performer, and champion of old-time music. Bill C. Malone pens the story of Clifton's eclectic life and influential career. Born into a prominent Maryland family, Clifton connected with old-time music as a boy. Clifton made records around earning a Master's degree, fifteen years in the British folk scene, and stints in the Peace Corps and Marines. Yet that was just the beginning. Closely allied with the Carter Family, Woody Guthrie, Mike Seeger, and others, Clifton altered our very perceptions of the ... Read more
The most atypical of bluegrass artists, Bill Clifton has enjoyed a long career as a recording artist, performer, and champion of old-time music. Bill C. Malone pens the story of Clifton's eclectic life and influential career. Born into a prominent Maryland family, Clifton connected with old-time music as a boy. Clifton made records around earning a Master's degree, fifteen years in the British folk scene, and stints in the Peace Corps and Marines. Yet that was just the beginning. Closely allied with the Carter Family, Woody Guthrie, Mike Seeger, and others, Clifton altered our very perceptions of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
Series
Music in American Life
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252082009
SKU
V9780252082009
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About Bill C. Malone
Bill C. Malone is professor emeritus of history at Tulane University. His books include Don't Get above Your Raisin': Country Music and the Southern Working Class and Country Music, U.S.A.
Reviews for Bill Clifton: America´s Bluegrass Ambassador to the World
A marvelous and wide-ranging biography of Bill Clifton by Bill Malone, the acknowledged dean of country music historians. Malone has added rich detail to our understanding of Clifton's musical context, particularly in bluegrass.
Ronald D. Cohen, co-author of Roots of the Revival: American and British Folk Music in the 1950s Extremely stimulating. Clifton's early life, interests, and talents led him ... Read more
Ronald D. Cohen, co-author of Roots of the Revival: American and British Folk Music in the 1950s Extremely stimulating. Clifton's early life, interests, and talents led him ... Read more