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Friends, this is Roots, the first chapter of “America’s Music: Bluegrass. It is here to give you an idea of what this four-pound book is. There are twenty-five more chapters including:

  • Understanding Bluegrass Music
  • Technology and the Recording Industry
  • Radio and Television
  • Comics and Entertaining
  • Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
  • Pioneers
  • Bluegrass Banjo
  • Bluegrass Mandolin
  • Bluegrass Fiddle
  • Bluegrass Guitar
  • Bluegrass Bass
  • The Dobro and the Resonator Guitar
  • Branches of Bluegrass
  • Women in Bluegrass
  • The Studio Musicians and Their Music
  • Carlton Haney–The Man Responsible for the Bluegrass Festivals
  • The Festivals
  • The Business of Bluegrass
  • Record Companies
  • Instrument Companie and Makers
  • The Invention of Bluegrass and Controversies
  • Around the World with an International Music
  • The Future of Bluegrass

The chapters after Roots will be available in July 2021 for members/subscribers only.