Murphy Hicks Henry

Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass

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Produktbeschreibung

Murphy Hicks Henry is a professional banjo player, teacher, and writer living in Virginia. She founded the Women in Bluegrass newsletter and has written regularly for Bluegrass Unlimited and Banjo Newsletter. She is also the co-creator of The Murphy Method, a series of instructional videos on playing the banjo and other bluegrass instruments.

Produktdetails

• Music in American Life
• Verlag: Powerhouse Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 895g
• ISBN-13: 9780252079177
• ISBN-10: 0252079175
• Artikelnr.: 36722328

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Murphy Henry

Inhaltsangabe

Cover
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
IN THE BEGINNING: THE 1940s
Sally Ann Forrester
Wilma Lee Cooper
Rose Maddox
Ola Belle Campbell Reed
THE SECOND DECADE: THE 1950s
Bessie Lee Mauldin
Vallie Cain
Grace French
The Lewis Family: Miggie, Polly, Janis
The Stonemans: Patsy, Donna Roni
Margie Sullivan
THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING: THE 1960s
Jeanie West
Betty Amos with Judy and Jean
Gloria Belle
Hazel and Alice
Dottie Eyler
Vivian Williams
Bettie Buckland
Rubye Davis
Ginger Boatwright
The Whites: Pat, Sharon, Cheryl, Rosie
Wendy Thatcher
Martha Adcock
The McLain Family: Alice, Ruth, Nancy Ann
THE FLOODGATES OPEN: THE 1970s
Beck Gentry
Suzanne Thomas
Delia Bell
Buffalo Gals
Betty Fisher
Katie Laur
Dede Wyland
Lynn Morris
The Women in California
Laurie Lewis
Kathy Kallick
Claire Lynch
Lee Ann Lenker Baber
LEADERS OF THE BAND: THE 1980s
Missy Raines
Alison Brown
All-Female Bands
Alison Krauss
TOO MANY TO COUNT: THE 1990s AND BEYOND
Kristin Scott Benson
Rhonda Vincent
The Dixie Chicks
Cherryholmes
Conclusion: Not Just Pretty Good for a Girl!
Sources
Bibliography
Author Interviews and Emails
Index