{"product_id":"on-the-bus-with-bill-mark-hembree-9780252044427","title":"On the Bus with Bill Monroe: My Five-Year Ride with the Father of Blue Grass","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eMaster of Bluegrass\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003eThe amusing story of a Yankee fish out of water, \u003ci\u003eOn the Bus with Bill Monroe\u003c\/i\u003e mixes memoir with storytelling to recount the adventures of a Northerner learning new ways and the Old South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Hembree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252044428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252044427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Mark Hembree","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054288433407,"sku":"9780252044427","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1329ed7a-d0d7-4a4f-b7ab-c6cc3ce7f533.jpg?v=1685029085","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-bus-with-bill-mark-hembree-9780252044427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}