Research Catalog

Title

Mandolin man : the bluegrass life of Roland White / Bob Black.

Author

Black, Bob, 1949-

Publication

• Urbana [Illinois] ; Chicago [Illinois] ; Springfield [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
• ©2022

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Details

Description

x, 275 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm.

Summary

"Roland White's long career has taken him from membership in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass to success with his own Roland White Band. A master of the mandolin and acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, White has mentored a host of bluegrass musicians and inspired countless others. Bob Black draws on extensive interviews with White and his peers and friends to provide the first in-depth biography of the pioneering bluegrass figure. Born into a musical family, White found early success with the Kentucky Colonels during the 1960s folk revival. The many stops and collaborations that marked White's subsequent musical journey trace the history of modern bluegrass. But Black also delves into the seldom-told tale of White's life as a working musician, one who endured professional and music industry ups-and-downs to become a legendary artist and beloved teacher."--

Series Statement

Music in American life

Uniform Title

Music in American life.

Subject

• White, Roland
• Mandolinists > United States > Biography
• Bluegrass musicians > United States > Biography
• Bluegrass musicians
• Mandolinists
• United States

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-250) and index.
• Discography: pages [251]-257.

Contents

Introduction -- Doing it for real -- Birth of a dream -- The Country Boys -- The Original Kentucky Colonels -- The Blue Grass Boys -- The Nashville Grass -- The New Kentucky Colonels -- Country Gazette -- The Nashville Bluegrass Band -- The Roland White Band -- Roland's family ties -- A visit with Roland and Diane -- Back to where it all started -- Afterword -- Appendix A: People, bands, and venues -- Appendix B: Roland White's family -- Appendix C. Roland White instructional materials.

Call Number

JME 22-193

ISBN

• 9780252044335
• 0252044339
• 9780252086403
• 0252086406

LCCN

2021054597

OCLC

1266361837

Author

Black, Bob, 1949- author.

Title

Mandolin man : the bluegrass life of Roland White / Bob Black.

Publisher

Urbana [Illinois] ; Chicago [Illinois] ; Springfield [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, [2022]

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Music in American life

Music in American life.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-250) and index.

Discography: pages [251]-257.

Other Form:

Online version: Black, Bob, 1949- Mandolin man. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022] 025205332X (DLC) 2021054598 (OCoLC)1286069730

Research Call Number

JME 22-193