Interview: Author And Music Historian Bill C. Malone Discusses “Music From The True Vine: Mike Seeger’s Life and Musical Journey”

Bill C. Malone is an American music historian, author, teacher, radio host, guitarist, and celebrant of traditional American country music. His groundbreaking 1968 work, Country Music U.S.A., is still very much regarded as the definitive academic work exploring the history of country music, and the volume is currently available in its third revised edition.

In addition to Country Music U.S.A., Mr. Malone has written some of the best works exploring traditional music out there, including Southern Music/ American Music, Singing Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers: Southern Culture and the Roots of Country Music, Don’t Get Above Your Raisin: Country Music and the Southern Working Class, and Stars of Country Music: Uncle Dave Macon to Johnny Rodriguez.

Interview: Author And Music Historian Bill C. Malone Discusses “Music From The True Vine: Mike Seeger’s Life and Musical Journey”

Bill C. Malone is an American music historian, author, teacher, radio host, guitarist, and celebrant of traditional American country music. His groundbreaking 1968 work, Country Music U.S.A., is still very much regarded as the definitive academic work exploring the history of country music, and the volume is currently available in its third revised edition.

In addition to Country Music U.S.A., Mr. Malone has written some of the best works exploring traditional music out there, including Southern Music/ American Music, Singing Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers: Southern Culture and the Roots of Country Music, Don’t Get Above Your Raisin: Country Music and the Southern Working Class, and Stars of Country Music: Uncle Dave Macon to Johnny Rodriguez.