True Adventures with the King of Bluegrass: Jimmy Martin
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826516807 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He is the author of The Guide to Classic Recorded Jazz (University of Iowa Press), which won the ASCAP-Deems Taylor award for music writing, and Blues and Trouble (St. Martin's Press), which won a James Michener award for fiction. Tom Piazza's writing on American music has appeared in the Sunday New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The
Martin’s mercurial personality drew the writer into a series of escalating encounters (with mean dogs, broken-down cars, and near electrocution), culminating in a harrowing and unforgettable expedition, with Martin, to the Grand Ole Opry.Though, or perhaps because, visits to the Opry like the one Piazza recounts were common for Martin, and though he frequently played on its stage and always hoped to become a member, he died before seeing his dream fulfilled. On assignment from the Oxford American magazine, fiction writer and music critic Tom Piazza drove from his home in New Orleans to Nashville to interview Martin and found himself pitched headlong into a world he couldn’t have anticipated. Jimmy Martin was just twenty-two years old when Bill Monroe asked him to join the Blue Grass Boys. Always an enigmatic figure, Martin was as famous for his temper as he was for his talent. That invitation was the start of a career that spanned half a century and culminated with Martin’s induction into the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Hall of Honor. True Adventures with the King of Bluegrass is the funny, scary, and powerfully poignant portrait of one of the legends of American music.Co-published with the Cou
one of the most engaging, revealing, funny and sad books ever written about a Nashville musician.--The TennesseanTom Piazza unlocks the back door of bluegrass in his three-hundred-and-sixty-degree portrait of Jimmy Martin's tragic genius. Time spent with the King of Bluegrass is not for the lily-livered or the faint of heart.--Marty Stuart, from the Foreword . Step inside--it's a fascinating, scary world, and you'll never be the same again.--Tim O'BrienBaptized in the same fire that gave us Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, this reigning King of Bluegrass Jimmy Martin is no doubt a charter member of the elit
I Did Not Want to Put It Down RB How would you like to be backstage at the Grand Old Opry live on Saturday night? All you need to do is get past the guards at the gate, find a parking spot, get through the stage door, and have a knowledge of where the narrow passages go. Tom Piazza received a 2 hour tour that neither he nor the reader will ever forget. Take this opportunity to watch as one of music's icons comes to real life through the words and photos in this adventure. The glimpse into the private l. "A Snapshot of the King of Bluegrass" according to Mark J. Fowler. Tom Piazza has written a piece which captures with photographic detail several hours spent in the company of the Mad A Snapshot of the King of Bluegrass Tom Piazza has written a piece which captures with photographic detail several hours spent in the company of the Mad 3-chord Genius (as Marty Stuart writes in his forward) and Self-Proclaimed King of Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin. This "book" is essentially a fleshed out magazine article, but it's a good one. Less than 100 pages and written in a style that moves right along while giving you a "you are there" first person sense, it's an enlightening way to pass an hour or two.. -chord Genius (as Marty Stuart writes in his forward) and Self-Proclaimed King of Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin. This "book" is essentially a fleshed out magazine article, but it's a good one. Less than 100 pages and written in a style that moves right along while giving you a "you are there" first person sense, it's an enlightening way to pass an hour or two.. "sequel please!!!" according to Keep It Real. What a great little book!Jimmy Martin, arguably the greatest bluegrass singer who ever lived, is one of music's most colorful and fascinating studies. I've seen films about him, and even wrote a song about him ("Jimmy Martin", recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recently), and listened to many recordings. This book gracefully captures the absurdity of the singer's life, a wry yet sympathetic document.Marty Stuart's introduction is fabulous and makes me want to read h