Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Chapter 1 Blue Moon of Kentucky 17
Chapter 2 Foggy Mountain Breakdown 30
Chapter 3 Voice with a Heart 36
Chapter 4 Country Boy Rock and Roll 40
Chapter 5 Rain and Snow 44
Chapter 6 Panama Red 54
Chapter 7 Blue Rondo 59
Chapter 8 Double Stop 63
Chapter 9 Man of Constant Sorrow 71
Chapter 10 Air Mail Special 79
Chapter 11 Rocky Top 83
Chapter 12 The New South 88
Chapter 13 Docabilly 98
Chapter 14 Old-Time Revival 111
Chapter 15 The Big Apple 119
Chapter 16 The Hub 131
Chapter 17 Stringbender 142
Chapter 18 The Darlings 152
Chapter 19 Gentle on My Mind 161
Chapter 20 Fox on the Run 170
Chapter 21 So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star 194
Chapter 22 Baghdad by the Bay 201
Chapter 23 Will the Circle Be Unbroken 205
Chapter 24 Ashokan Farewell 212
Chapter 25 Fluxology 218
Chapter 26 Walk the Way the Wind Blows 221
Chapter 27 World Turning 238
Chapter 28 New Grass 246
Chapter 29 Up Above My Head 267
Chapter 30 Reassessing Old-Time 283
Chapter 31 Wild Rose of the Mountain 293
Chapter 32 I've Got That Old Feeling 299
Chapter 33 Pocket Full of Keys 308
Chapter 34 Genuine Negro Jigs 316
Chapter 35 Jamgrass 322
Chapter 36 Celebrity Connections 340
Chapter 37 Horse Flies, Mammals, and Duhks 348
Chapter 38 Berklee 361
Chapter 39 It All Comes Around 369
Coda 372
Author Interviews 373
Notes 375
Index 383