{"product_id":"on-the-bus-with-bill-monroe-my-five-year-ride-with-the-father-of-blue-grass-music-in-american-life-025208649x","title":"On the Bus with Bill Monroe: My Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass (Music in American Life)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 025208649X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hembree, Mark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA backstage audition led Mark Hembree into a five-year stint (1979-1984) as the bassist for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. Hembrees journey included playing at the White House and on the acclaimed album Master of Bluegrass. But it also put him on a collision course with the rigors of touring, the mysteries of Southern culture, and the complex personality of bandleader-legend Bill Monroe. Whether its figuring out the best time for breakfast (early) or for beating the boss at poker (never), Hembree gives readers an up-close look at the occasionally exalting, often unglamorous life of a touring musician in the sometimes baffling, always colorful company of a bluegrass icon.The amusing story of a Yankee fish out of water, On the Bus with Bill Monroe mixes memoir with storytelling to recount the adventures of a Northerner learning new ways and the Old South.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51695109800224,"sku":"NEW025208649X","price":21.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61A7IKQDyGL.jpg?v=1779380529","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/on-the-bus-with-bill-monroe-my-five-year-ride-with-the-father-of-blue-grass-music-in-american-life-025208649x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}