Neil V. Rosenberg
Neil V. Rosenberg (Born March 21, 1939) is an American folklorist, bluegrass historian, and banjoist. Born in Seattle, Washington, he graduated from Oberlin College before earning his master's degree and Ph.D. in folklore from Indiana University. During his graduate studies in the 1960s, he managed the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park in Bean Blossom, Indiana, and performed as a multi-instrumentalist in Monroe's house band. In 1968, he relocated to Canada to join the department of folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he eventually spent decades as a professor and archive director. As a performer, he co-founded the California-based Redwood Canyon Ramblers and later joined the Canadian bluegrass ensemble Crooked Stovepipe. His extensive scholarship includes the landmark volume Bluegrass: A History (1985). He was awarded a Grammy Award for his contributor notes to the reissue of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, and he was inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
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- More Blue Grass Girls: Juanita & Bill (No. 11)
- Neil Rosenberg: Those Intriguing Liner Notes (No. 28) printed “Neil Rosenberg” [sic]