On The Bus With Bill Monroe Av Mark Hembree

A backstage audition led Mark Hembree into a five-year stint (1979–1984) as the bassist for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. Hembree’s journey included playing at the White House and on the acclaimed album <I>Master of Bluegrass</I>. 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 it’s 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. <P>The amusing story of a Yankee fish out of water, <I>On the Bus with Bill Monroe</I> mixes memoir with storytelling to recount the adventures of a Northerner learning new ways and the Old South.</P>