On the Bus with Bill Monroe: My Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass
- Author: Hembree, Mark
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Contents
- False Start Foreword xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- PART I. INTRODUCTIONS
- 1. William Smith Monroe 3
- 2. Mark Gilbert Hembree 10
- PART II. "MULESKINNER BLUES"
- 3. "You Just Might Have a Job" 15
- 4. "Shh! Shh! It's Bill!" 18
- 5. Monroe Enterprises 19
- 6. The Blue Grass Boys 21
- 7. Getting My Bedclothes 27
- 8. Learning the Vernacular 28
- 9. The Crucible of Chatom 31
- 10. Comfort Level 1 34
- 11. A Gentle Side of Bill 35
- 12. "Back Home Again in Indiana" 37
- 13. Uncle Birch 39
- 14. "Doghouse Blues" 40
- 15. Proper Grooming and a Tip of the Hat 41
- PART III. "BREAKING IN A BRAND-NEW PAIR OF SHOES"
- 16. Glory Is Fleeting 47
- 17. The Eye 50
- 18. More on the Bus 51
- 19. Road Cuisine 52
- 20. A Need-to-Know Bassist 55
- 21. The Beer Taboo 57
- 22. Hangover Management 59
- 23. Road Journal, February 1980 60
- 24. Who Is That Guy? 63
- 25. No, Really, Who the Hell Is That Guy? 64
- PART IV. "HEAVY TRAFFIC AHEAD"
- 26. Kentucky Fried Festival, Louisville 69
- 27. Taking My Time Capsules 71
- 28. John Duffey 72
- 29. On to Pocatello! 73
- 30. Rooms/No Rooms 74
- 31. Of Gloves and Bananas 76
- 32. Pushing the Bus up Cumberland Gap 77
- PART V. "MY LAST DAYS ON EARTH"
- 33. Master of Bluegrass 81
- 34. Back in the Saddle 84
- 35. Monroe Hangs Tough, But It's Tough 85
- PART VI. "ROCKY ROAD BLUES"
- 36. The Accidental Road Manager 101
- 37. West Coast Routing and Canadian Customs 103
- 38. Road Burns and the Right Rock 106
- 39. Rich Comes Along for the Ride 108
- 40. The Poker to End All Poker 110
- 41. Bill on Dolly, Wayne on Bill 112
- 42. Winning in Tahoe 113
- 43. Monroe Pays the Piper 114
- 44. The First Thing I'm Going to Do 115
- 45. Bean Blossom International 116
- 46. All Day at the Record Table 118
- 47. Bluegrass Death Trip 121
- 48. Bill Keeps Grinding 122
- 49. Checking on Paycheck 126
- 50. Mule Day, April 3, 1982, Columbia, Tennessee 128
- 51. Opening the Knoxville World's Fair, May 1, 1982 129
- 52. Uncle Birch and Southern Funerary Traditions 131
- PART VII. "PRECIOUS MEMORIES"
- 53. Taking the Gospel Shot 135
- 54. July 24-27, 1982 137
- 55. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, via the Emergency Room 139
- 56. A Record-Breaking Diss 141
- 57. River Ranch Resort 143
- 58. Bill's Birthday in Louisville 144
- 59. Country Hardball 146
- 60. McClure via Coeburn 149
- 61. Roll On Buddy 152
- PART VIII. "OVER THE WAVES"
- 62. Hello, Ireland! 157
- 63. Bill Gets His Encore 160
- 64. A Wonderful School of Music 162
- 65. The Blue Grass Goys in Israel 163
- PART IX. "LIVE AND LET LIVE"
- 66. Pittsburgh, Unplugged 169
- 67. Feats of Magic 170
- 68. PTL: Pass The Loot 172
- 69. Bluegrass and the Hippies 174
- PART X. "ON AND ON"
- 70. Just Be Ready 179
- 71. Serving Notice 181
- 72. The Road Is Clear 183
- 73. Grand Ole Apres 185
- At Last, Thanks 187
- Further Reading 193
- Index 195