In It for the Long Run - A Musical Odyssey

Jim Rooney is a songwriter and Grammy winning record producer, and author of Bossmen: Bill Monroe & Muddy Waters and coauthor of Baby, Let Me Follow You Down. In 2009 he received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Americana Music Association.

About the author

Jim Rooney is a songwriter and Grammy winning record producer, and author of "Bossmen: Bill Monroe & Muddy Waters" and coauthor of "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down." In 2009 he received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Americana Music Association.

Summary

Offers kaleidoscopic account of more than five decades of success as a performer, concert promoter, songwriter, music publisher, engineer, and record producer. As witness to and participant in over a half century of music history, this title provides a sophisticated window into American vernacular music.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Rooney
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2014
• EAN: 9780252038235
• ISBN: 978-0-252-03823-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Music in American Life (Hardco; Music in American Life; Music in American Life (Hardco
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies