Re: Monroe's mandolin smashed to bits
Slow day on the Forum, so I'll add this:
I suspect that the story of the destruction of Bill Monroe's mandolin makes about as much sense as the following, and involves similar substance abuse. By the way, I love the police spokeswoman's comment at the end of the story. But there's no answer to the important question, How's the guitar?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/princ...itar-1.4960988
If the link doesn't work, google: "70-year-old man charged after police officer struck with guitar on Christmas morning".
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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