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BossmenBossmen

Bossmen1971

James Rooney, Jim Rooney, James Rooney, Rooney, Jim

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Biographies of two musician/bandleaders who each defined a genre of American vernacular music: Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass, and Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield), the leading pioneer of electric Chicago blues.

Details

First published
1971
OL Work ID
OL5474982W

Subjects

BiographyHistory and criticismMusiciansPopular musicBluegrass musicBlues (Music)Musicians, biographyMonroe, bill, 1911-1996Waters, muddy, 1915-1983United StatesMusic, Popular (Songs, etc.)

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