Red Allen book update
We just received an update from Dennis Satterlee, author of the upcoming biography of Red Allen, Teardrops In My Eyes.
Dennis tells us that he expects to have copies of the book available within the next few weeks, and that the publisher, Plucked String Foundation, is offering free shipping on all orders received by October 31.
Satterlee is donating his royalties from this book to benefit the work of the International Bluegrass Music Museum.
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Dennis Satterlee, the author of the Red Allen biography Teardrops In My Eyes, has written to share some good news for Allen fans eager to get their hands on the book, though tempered with some sad news as well.
It seems that the book will be available quite soon, but Dennis also mentioned that his...
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