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INDEX Note: Page numbers in italics indicate illustrations. For record album and song titles, please refer to discography, pp. 295–301. Abbott, Mark, 228, 272 AbeLincolninIllinois (Sherwood), 15 Acuff, Roy, 33 Adderley, Cannonball, 58, 59, 61 Adler, Rich, 181, 182, 199 Albert, Christine, 245 Alfred, William, 17–18 Alger, Pat, 176–177, 233, 292; Almo/Irving signing, 232; Brooks collaboration , 188–189; The Dead Cowboys opener, 146; Forerunner Music, 179–180, 196, 231–232, 267; Griffith 196, 231–232, 267; Griffith 196 albums, 162–163, 169; The Jim Rooney Once in a Very Blue Moon Olympic Sink or Swim Team, 165; Keane album, 264; Ketchum collaboration , 191; Ketchum second album, 225; MudAcressecond record album, 1977, 132–133; ongoing Rooney connection , 282; “Rooney’s Irregulars,” 281; Rooney sound engineering, 159; songwriter, 176–177, 179–180, 212, 231–232; Sugar Hill Records, 231; third album, 1994, 231–232; Universal Music, 279; Woodstock Mountains Revue, 134; Zarzyski album, 1998, 272 Allen, Curt, 140, 153–154, 156, 169–170, 174–175 Allen, Joe, 124, 157, 159 Allen, Red, 31, 52 Allen, Richard, 57, 208 Allison, J. I., 247 Allison, Mose, 52, 54–55 Almo/Irving, 232 Alvin, Dave, 232 The Amazing Rhythm Acres, 265 Americana Association Lifetime Achievement Awards, Nashville, 2009, 292 American Roots-Irish music, 184–186 American School of Classical Studies, 32, 35–40 304 Index TheAmericanSongbag(Sandburg), 14, 17, 18–19, 65, 290–291 Ames School, 5 Amherst College, 16–19 Andersen, Eric, 47, 52 Anderson, Bill, 279 Anderson Fair (Houston, Texas), 181 Annas, Johanna James. See Ravitch, Johanna James (Annas) Annas, John, 114, 115 Appalachian music, 15 Appaloosa Records, 145, 153–155 Applin, Herb, 27, 29, 31 Arata, Tony, 211–212, 282 Arcady, 184 Arizona Star, 114–115 Armstrong, Louis, 58, 59 Arnold, Jerome, 50 ASCAP Awards, 1991, 195 Asher, Peter, 222–223 Asheville, North Carolina, Folk Festival 1960, 20–22, 24–25 Ashley, Clarence, 25, 35, 63 Athena Booking Agency, 121 Athens, Greece, 32, 35–40 Atkins, Chet, 70, 218–219, 282 Atkins, John, 117 Atlantic Records, 68 Auerbach, Jesse, 20 Avalanche Records, 93 Baby,LetMeFollowYouDown(Rooney, Von Schmidt), 136–140 Baez, Joan, 18, 24, 32, 47, 55, 167–168 Bailey, Mildred, 63 Bailey, Richard, 281, 292 Baird, Theodore, 19 Baker, Kenny, 32, 82–83 Balfa, Christine, 207 Balfa, Dewey, 209–211, 210 The Balfa Brothers, 63, 116 Balfa Toujours, 207 “The Ballad Room,” 20 Ballindereen, Ireland, 261–262, 263 The Band, 84–85 Bandy, Moe, 278 Barber, Dick, 73 Barenberg, Russ, 186 Barker, Danny, 57, 58 Barr, Leslie, 229 Barrie, Keith, 161 Barry’s Hotel, Dublin Ireland, 168 The Bauls of Bengal, 78–79 Bearsville Sound Studios (Woodstock, NY): construction, 85–88; difficulties , 95–97; local musicians, 88–89, 91–92; MudAcressecond record album , 1977, 132–133; origins, 84–85; recording artists, 92–93, 94–95; recording technology, 87–88, 95; Rooney departure, 99–100; sound engineers, 87, 91; Woodstock Mountains Revue, 103–104, 132–133 the Beatles, 47 Beck, Jeff, 68 Beers, Fiddler, 52 Begley, Brendan, 259 Behan, Brendan, 41 Behan, Dominic, 41 Bell, Renée, 197, 231 Bell, Vince, 214 Belletto, Al, 57, 58 Bennett, Richard, 193, 224 Benson, George, 52, 55 Bensusan, Pierre, 116 Beresford, Rick, 180 Berg, Lee, 94–95 Berline, Byron, 63 Berline, Lue, 63 “The Berry Brothers,” 114 Berryville, Virgina country music gathering , 23 Bessie Jones and The Georgia Sea Islanders , 62 Bianco, Roberto, 284, 292 Bikel, Theo, 27, 63 Billboard’s Top 10 Nashville Music Publishers , 1991, 195 Bishop, Elvin, 50 Black, Durel, 56–57, 58, 59 Black, Mary, 184, 206 Blake, Norman, 90, 111 Blayock, Steve, 115 Blennerhassett, James, 264, 278 [3.21.104.109] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 23:33 GMT) 305 Index Bloch, Ernest, 286 Bloomfield, Mike, 48, 50 Blue, David, 52 The Bluegrass Boys, 32, 33, 46, 82–83. Seealso Monroe, Bill bluegrass music/folk music relationship , 17 Blue Moon Orchestra, 214 blues music, 15 The Blues Project, 52 The Blue Velvet Band, 65–67, 99, 205. Seealso The New Blue Velvet Band Boatwright, Bob, 228 Bob Wills Alumni Band, 116 Boggs, Dock, 25, 35, 55, 63 Bonandrini, Giovanni, 145 Bono, 186, 187 The Book Clearing House, 15 Borchetta, Mike, 194 Borderline, 93, 94, 109–110 “bossman,” 77–78 Bossmen(Rooney), 78–83, 84 The Boston Tea Party, 51 Bourgeois, Charlie, 60, 168–169 Bowen, Jimmy, 170 Boyd, Joe, 260 Bradley, Connie, 196 Bradley, Lou, 234 Braff, Ruby, 63 Bragg, Nelson, 6, 8, 11 Brand, Oscar, 63 Brannan, Spady, 128–132 Brashear, Chris, 284 Brazos Valley...

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