> Can any of you good knowledgable folks recommend a history or two of
> bluegrass worth reading?
There aren't that many books devoted to bluegrass, which makes it a fairly
easy job. Start with Neil V. Rosenberg's _Bluegrass: A History_, and follow
it up with Richard D. Smith's _Bluegrass: An Informal Guide_ for more detail
on latter-day developments and artists. Artis's _Bluegrass_ is pretty
decent, though largely superseded by Rosenberg's later book, and Barry
Willis's _America's Music: Bluegrass_ has a lot of useful detail mixed in
with some dubious stuff, though it's very badly organized. In my opinion,
the other book that frequently gets asked about - Robert Cantwell's
_Bluegrass Breakdown_ - needs to be treated with a lot of caution, and is
best tackled after grounding in Rosenberg and Smith.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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