John Duffey’s Bluegrass Life: Featuring the Country Gentlemen, Seldom Scene, and Washington, D.C. (1st)

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Synopsis
It has been 22 years since we lost the great John Duffey, the father of modern bluegrass music. He still looms large in the minds of those who knew him and those who saw him perform. Those who came to love bluegrass since never got the chance to experience his power first-hand. Hopefully, this book will give them an understanding of the unique larger-than-life character that was John Duffey. Fortunately, there are plenty of recordings and some videos still available to give a clue. John’s creative influence is heard and felt in the two main bands that he fronted, The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene. These bands created the Washington sound, a newer, more cosmopolitan approach to a genre that had been invented by rural southern and Appalachian musicians in the 1940s. John co-founded The Country Gentlemen in 1957, stayed with them until 1969. In 1971, he was coaxed back into performing to help found The Seldom Scene. John remained with the Scene until his death in December 1996. I have been fortunate to have been a band mate of John’s in both of those bands. There are so many Duffey stories that need to be retold lest they be lost. This book will help fill the void and make him come alive in the minds of the reader.” -- Tom Gray, BLUEGRASS MUSIC HALL OF FAMER Stephen Moore has co-authored four books, Helen Hayes: A Bio-Bibliography, Johnny Holliday: From Rock to Jock, Hoop Tales: Maryland Terrapins, and Cerphe's Up. A research technologist at Georgetown University, he plays in the Maryland rock cover band The Razors. G.T. Keplinger is a long-time bluegrass fan, historian, and archivist. His MFA thesis project was a documentary on The Seldom Scene. An Associate Professor of film at Stevenson University, he lives in Towson, MD with his wife, two children, and their long-haired dachshund.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
418 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781632638403
Publisher:
BookLocker
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Stephen Moore and G.T. Keplinger
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Music
Submitted By:
Richard James
Proofread By:
Dat Lam
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Tom Gray

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