Bill Malone is professor of history emeritus at Tulane University.
[An] excellent and affectionate biography.--Times Literary
Supplement
[An] illuminating biography. . . . Paints Seeger's contribution to
the folk music revival as one of genuine respect for and
commemoration of the music he was preserving and lets the
importance of Seeger's work speak for itself.--Library Journal
In Bill C. Malone, Seeger has a biographer worthy of his
importance.--ForeWord
Malone is the perfect author to have written this biography of Mike
Seeger.--New York Journal of Books
Malone traces Seeger's life and achievements with affection and in
remarkable detail.--Booklist
Malone's Music from the True Vine recounts Mike Seeger's life and
mission in rich detail . . . . It's a balanced, well-told story of
a passion for this rural music and of its importance in our daily
lives.--News Leader
Malone's work is an important tribute to a rare musician.--The
Daily Page
Resistant to making his own life a central part of his legacy,
[Mike Seeger] remained an enigma to many who'd long relished and
built on his music. . . . The more obscure parts of the story are
clarified in Bill C. Malone's biography, Music from the True
Vine.--Wall Street Journal
This is a delightful biography of Mike Seeger . . . . A must read
for anyone interested in folk music. Essential. All
readers.--Choice
Un ouvrage essential pour mieux comprendre la musique folk
americaine.--Le Canard Folk
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