Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger's Life and Musical Journey

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Music from the True Vine MUSIC FROM THE TRUE VINE Mike Seeger’s Life & Musical Journey Bill C. Malone UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS CHAPEL HILL © 2011 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS All rights reserved Designed by Kimberly Bryant and set in Whitman with Gotham types by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Malone, Bill C. Music from the true vine : Mike Seeger’s life and musical journey / Bill C. Malone. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3510-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Seeger, Mike, 1933–2009. 2. Folk musicians—United States—Biography. I. Title. ML420.S4447M36 2011 782.42162′130092—dc22 [B] 2011015090 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 I wish to dedicate this book to my wife, Bobbie, for her critical support and unfailing love, and to the memory of Willie Benson, my old friend and musical partner from the Austin days of long ago. How I wish I could pick and sing with him just one more time! ...