Showing posts with label Bill Monroe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill Monroe. Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2011

1975 Arthur Smith wins to tune of $200,000 Dueling Banjos: His Tune

Cover: TV Entertainer, musician, songwriter, producer, businessman, and Sunday School teacher, Arthur Smith. His court action over Dueling Banjos tune settled in New York Federal Court.

Contents: Arthur Smith wins to tune of $200,000 Dueling Banjos: His Tune; Mike Auldridge - Dobro player of the year; How the Dobro is played; You were there - October 1939 - the day Bill Monroe got on the Grand Ole Opry; more

1975 February Muleskinner News Blue Grass Music Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

1986 Bill Monroe at 75 - the man who made bluegrass

Features: Bill Monroe at 75 - the man who made bluegrass; The Holy Grail of Mandolins - Bill Monroe's 1923 Gibson F-5; Monroe's music - 5 super solos; The Delicate craft of inlay; Are you ready for MIDI?; The Unexpected music of Martin Simpson; Simpson transcribed "Garryowen"; more

1986 September Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

1985 Hot Mandolin Styles - nine mandolin giants - Bill Monroe, Jesse McReynolds, David Grisman & more

Features: Hot Mandolin Styles - nine mandolin giants - Bill Monroe, Jethro Burns, Bobby Osborne, Andy Statman, Sam Bush, Jesse McReynolds, David Grisman, John Reischman, Doyle Lawson; Leon Redbone "Ain't Misbehavin"; Harp for the new age; Studio Craftsman; Lighting up your act; Readers Poll top acoustic artists; Gallery of the Greats - acoustic music super-achievers; Dulcimers, Lutes, and Air-bag guitars - Guild of American Luthiers annual convention; more

1985 January Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Sunday, May 1, 2011

1986 Chet Atkins - 5 Keys to better playing

Chet Atkins -5 Keys to better playing; Birth of the Chet Atkins Style; Saving Bill Monroe's 1923 F-5 Mandolin - restorer Charlie Derrington; Classical Magic for Fingerpickers - master guitarist John Knowles demystifies classical techniques and offers tips on how you can use them to polish your own playing; Marty Cutler - Banjo Test Pilot; John Blake made a choice; Reviews: Martin J-65 guitar; more

1986 February Frets Guitar Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Thursday, February 24, 2011

1968 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 2, No. 12, June 1968

Cover: Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys at Warrenton, Virginia, July 10, 1966. From the left: Richard Greene, Bill Monroe, Pete Rowan, Jimmy Monroe.

Contents: Bill Monroe: King of Blue Grass Music (Radio McGill Series) Program #2 - Bill Monroe, The Man and the Legend (cont.); 1967 Reader Poll Results (cont.); Jim Greer and the Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks; Letters; Record Reviews; Bluegrass Unlimited Song Book; Bluegrass in the clubs; Classified Ads; Bluegrass on the air; Personal Appearance Calendar; more

1968 June Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1968 Bluegrass - Don Reno, Bill Harrell & The Tennessee Cut-Ups

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 2, No. 8, February 1968

Cover: Don Reno, Bill Harrell & The Tennessee Cut-Ups. From left: Ronnie Reno, mandolin; Don Reno, banjo; Bill Harrell, guitar; Kenny Baker, fiddle; George Shuffler, bass; Taken September 1967 at Berryville, Virginia Bluegrass Festival. Photo by Edwin G. Huffman.

Contents: The Bill Harrell Story; Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs Discography; The Hurricane that almost hit Tampa; Bill Monroe: King of Blue Grass Music (Radio McGill Series, program #2 - Bill Monroe, the man & the legend; The Carroll County Ramblers; more

1968 February Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

1967 Bluegrass Unlimited includes Gibson Banjo Catalog Reprints

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 2, No. 6, December 1967

Cover: circa 1954, Lee Cole, bass; Buck Graves, mandolin; Donny Bryant, banjo; Curtis Lee, fiddle; Mac Wiseman, guitar

Contents: Dedicated to the furtherance of bluegrass music, first in a series of statements of Editorial policy by the staff of Bluegrass Unlimited; Bill Monroe: King of Blue Grass Music (Radio McGill Series) Program #1 (cont.) Blue Grass Music Past & Present transcribed by Doug Benson; An Interview with Mac Wiseman; In Memoriam - Ralph "Robby" Robinson and Charles "Chuck" Cordle; more

Included in the magazine is a section of Gibson Banjo Catalog Reprints showing pictures and descriptions of the following banjos: Gibson Mastertone Tenor-banjo Style TB-5, Granada, TB-3, Gibson Tenor-banjo style TB-2, "All American" Tenor Banjo, "Florentine" Tenor Banjo, Style TB-6 Tenor Banjo, Style "Granada" Tenor Banjo, TB-4, TB-3, TB-1, TB-2, TB-11, TB-00, TB-18, TB-12(no photo)

1967 December Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1967 Bluegrass Unlimited - an organization dedicated to the furtherance of bluegrass music

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 2, No. 4, October 1967

Cover: left to right: Byron Berline, fiddle; Bill Monroe, mandolin; Sonny Osborne, banjo; Bob Osborne, mandolin; Roland White, guitar. Taken at Berryville, Virginia, September 3, 1967, photo by Edwin G. Huffman

Contents: Third Annual Roanoke Bluegrass Festival; We are maligning the wrong people; Nine reasons for getting acquainted with a Japanese bluegrass fan; Pictures of the third annual Roanoke Bluegrass Festival; Letters; Notes & Queries; Record Reviews; more

1967 October Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

1968 Bluegrass Unlimited Berryville Festival Edition, cover - Carlton Haney and Bill Monroe

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 3, No. 3, September 1968

Cover: Carlton Haney and Bill Monroe

Contents: A Comparative Analysis of Current Banjos; Reflections on Taping & the Alleged Future of Bluegrass Music; Huapango, or Mexican Bluegrass; Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers; Berryville Festival Program; Record Reviews; Letters; Bluegrass Unlimited Songbook; Bluegrass in the clubs; Classified ads; Personal Appearance Calendar; more

1968 September Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1968 Model Martin D-45 Guitar

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 3, No. 2, August 1968

Cover: Nancy Duffey holding the new Martin D-45 guitar

Contents: Martin D-45 - 1968 Model; Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival; Bill Clifton & the Dixie Mountain Boys -a discography; The Maggie Valley Boys; Record Reviews; Letters; Bluegrass Unlimited Songbook; Bluegrass in the clubs; Bluegrass on the air; Classified ads; Personal Appearance Calendar; more

1968 August Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1968 The Blue Grass Champs, headed by Pop Stoneman and the Stoneman Family

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 3, No. 1, July 1968

Cover: The Blue Grass Champs, headed by Pop Stoneman and the Stoneman Family - Pop Stoneman, seated. From the left: Porter Church, banjo, Donna Stoneman, mandolin, Van Stoneman, guitar, Lew Childre, dobro, Jimmy Stoneman, bass

Contents: Bill Monroe - King of Blue Grass Music (Radio McGill Series)(Transcribed by Doug Benson) Program #3 - Bill Monroe - The Relevance of Blue Grass Music to the Urban Audience; Bill Clifton -a discography; The Toe River Valley Boys; Record Reviews; Letters; Bluegrass Unlimited songbook; Author & title Index to Volume 2; Personal Appearance Calendar; Bluegrass in the Clubs; Classified Ads; more

1968 July Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Friday, February 18, 2011

1969 Bluegrass Unlimited - Bill and Charlie Monroe

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1969

Cover: Bill and Charlie Monroe

Contents: Bill Monroe Honored by Kentucky; Help Celebrate Bad Mouth Bluegrass Day; The Clay County Travellers; Monroe Brothers Discography; Bluegrass on the air;; Vernon Derrick; Scott Stoneman; Innovation in Blue Grass Music; Bluegrass Unlimited songbook; New Zealand Bluegrass Sequel; Bluegrass in the Clubs; Letters; Personal Appearance Calendar; Record Reviews; more

1969 December Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1969 Bluegrass Unlimited - Bill Monroe, Thirty Years on the Grand Old Opry

Bluegrass Unlimited, Vol. 4, No. 4, October 1969

Contents: Bill Monroe - Thirty years on the Grand Old Opry; There was Bluegrass at Camp Springs; Pennsylvania Dutch Bluegrass Festival; The Stewart-MacDonald 5-Star Banjo Head; The Bluegrass Alliance; An Open letter to lovers of bluegrass music from Jimmy Martin; Bluegrass Unlimited songbook; Record Reviews; more

1969 October Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

1978 Bluegrass - Bill Monroe, the father, James Monroe, the son

Contents: Bill Monroe, the father, James Monroe, the son; Leslie C. Keith; 1978 Talent Directory; What Unlimited? - Confusions of a record reviewer; Fiddlin Paul Warren; The Carroll County Ramblers; more

1978 February Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com