Correspondence 03 - Writings about Bill Monroe

Object Details

See more items in: Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings; Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings / Series 7: Notable Figures / 7.2: Monroe, Bill

Collection Citation: Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents note: File consists of correspondence with Douglas B. Green (Ranger Doug) and liner notes for Monroe Brothers, Martin [last name not included], Jay Hardy requesting interview with Monroe for his thesis, Ralph Rinzler to Bill Monroe, Richard L. Wentworth inquiring to Ralph about manuscript , Robert "Bob" Cantwell about Bluegrass Breakdown: A Study of the Old Southern Sound, Damon Black hired to write biography about Monroe.

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