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| Title | : | Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252020243 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 273 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
Fascinating! This book begins with a persoal account of Ralph Stanley's life that may have been the basis of his autobiography, "Man of Constant Sorrow". The succeeding chapters are accounts of those who knew Ralph and worked with him in the band over the years. Their memories offer a lot of hi. Paints a fascinating portrait of Ralph Stanley J. Ross Just finished reading John Wright's book called "Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music."It was published in 1993 by the University of Illinois press. I think all of you would enjoy this interesting look into Ralph Stanley's world an. "returning home" according to Doctor Doctor. I was born in Mc Clure, Virginia the same area where Ralph Stanley is from. I wanted to know more about him personally. I know his music well and I knew some of his history. The book provides a good way to get to know Ralph Stanley through interviews with friends, fellow pickers an
But then, Wright renders the set of depositions (which is what this is instead of biography) from Stanley, fellow bluegrass musicians, and other Stanley associates into a reading experience far smoother than most examples of oral history. This book begins to give the man's measure. Malone. As the subtitle suggests, the big subject here is not the man Ralph Stanley or his career (though we learn much about the latter; as for the former, Stanley is a model of the famous deep reserve of the mountaineer about matters deemed personal); it is the culture that gave rise to Stanley's particular artistry, which Wright characterizes as "impersonal" and "classical, not romantic" and which Stanley himself says is "the old-time style of what they call
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An appendix covers Stanley's prolific recording activity, including 45 albums over a 20-year period. 23 photos.. Wright also reveals how Stanley's life and music developed after the death of his brother, Carter. This portrait describes and evaluates Ralph Stanley's more than 40-year career with his Clinch Mountain Boys
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