Nov 25th, 2008 · With a Kodak Instamatic sent by his mother, Marty Stuart went out to "terrorize everybody in country music" at the age of 13. His new book, Country Music: The Masters, collects Stuart's photos of Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe and more in an effort to preserve country music's roots.
Jan 23rd, 2007 · Country singer Bradley Walker is making his recording debut with Highway of Dreams. Walker's vocal style "harkens back to an earlier generation of vocalists, such as George Jones and bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe."
Dec 29th, 2006 · As part of our series about students and teachers, Musicologist Bruce Nemerov describes the way that one song is recorded by several different musicians in different decades of the 20th century. The older musicians are teaching the younger musicians through the song "Sitting on Top of the World." We hear the song as recorded by Al Jolson, The Mississippi Sheiks, Howlin' Wolf, Eric Clapton, Bill Monroe and The Grateful Dead.
Jul 27th, 2006 · Alan Cheuse reviews Fiddler's Dream, by Gregory Spatz. The novel follows a young bluegrass musician as he seeks his long-lost father -- and a chance to play with the bluegrass legend, Bill Monroe.