MUSIC 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sam Bush, Delta Blues, Faith Hill
Document Summary
The earliest recorded country string bands were comprised of combinations of fiddle, guitar, and banjo. These bands provided a repertoire and technique that would forecast bluegrass, a unique substyle of country music. The characteristics that set bluegrass apart from the string bands that predated the style, were faster tempos and demanding technical facility. Although bluegrass developed relatively late in country music"s history, when first heard it seems to be a throwback to the older string bands. Although the string band tradition does play a large role in the legacy of bluegrass, bluegrass is much more eclectic in its repertoire and its manner of performance. The most unique aspect of bluegrass is that its origin is attributable to a specific individual, bill monroe, the father of bluegrass. Bill monroe (1911 1996) was born in rosine, kentucky, where he absorbed the local string band music as well as the baptist and methodist hymns.
