Acoustic Stories: Pickin' for the Prez and Other Unamplfied Tales

These 33 stories are from Bill Amatneek's life as a string bassist playing with some of the greats of acoustic music. His writes about concertizing with Peter, Paul & Mary, jamming with the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, pickin' bluegrass with the Father of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe, and playing a life-endangering cocktail gig for a US president. At age 16, he played bass with the legendary Greenbriar Boys at the first Philadelphia Folk Festival. Dionne Warwick sang "Happy Birthday" to Bill when he turned 21. He interviewed Aretha Franklin for Rolling Stone magazine while Annie Leibovitz snapped pix. Bill played bass on the original David Grisman Quintet album, one that created the genre "New Acoustic Music." And he was at the funeral for cornetist, Buddy Bolden, first man of jazz, and first King of New Orleans. The thread that binds these "Acoustic Stories" is the author's love of playing music. Bill brings you into the dressing room, onto the stage, and into the band, immersing you in music and music making. Readers who love any kind of acoustic music - folk, singer/songwriter, bluegrass, old time and jam band, but also big band, show, and belly dance - and readers who appreciate a good tale, well spun, will love these stories.
ASIN: 1928578128
VSKU: BVV.1928578128.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Bill Amatneek
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.