Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life) - Hardcover
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This portrait describes and evaluates Ralph Stanley's more than 40-year career with his Clinch Mountain Boys. Wright also reveals how Stanley's life and music developed after the death of his brother, Carter. An appendix covers Stanley's prolific recording activity, including 45 albums over a 20-year period. 23 photos.
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'A very enjoyable book...makes you feel that you are listening to the persons Wright interviewed talk about treasured memories.' -- Suzanne Denison, Bluegrass Breakdown
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Epling began is writing career in 1960 with a workon the history of the Baptist Church, called the Baptist Triumph.
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life)
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University of Illinois Press, 1993
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life)
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music [Signed By Ralph Stanley]
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed on the front flyleaf by Ralph Stanley. 273 pages. Seller Inventory # 29991
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by Ralph Stanley on front endpage. Book has light smudges and foxing to textblocks, light fading/smudging to top edges of covers, smudging to back endpage, a subtle inward bend to outer top corner of front cover. otherwise in very good condition, strong binding, clean and unmarked text with crisp pages; some signs of aging/cosmetic wear but an overall sturdy, well-kept copy. Dust jacket has faint rubbing to covers with light smudges to back side, light bumps/scuffs to top edges, smudging to edges of inside flaps. in very good condition, now in archival cover. Seller Inventory # 989051
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music (Music in American Life)
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ISBN 10: 0252020243
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Ralph Edmund Stanley (1927 - 2016), also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his brother Carter as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry. 1/2" closed tear at the bottom of the front dj fold, else vg overall. Book. Seller Inventory # 21p