Abstract:
Original and authentic describes the work of B. L. Dotson-Lewis, West Virginia author. Born in the coalfields of Southwest Virginia and raised in the coalfields of West Virginia. This author strikes out on her own to give the mountain people a voice through oral histories, photos and narratives. Book three explores the exciting world of bluegrass music from the grassroots.

Uncut, verbatim and in original dialect, the early years of the struggling musician comes alive. Ride along with Bobby Osborne and Jesse McReynolds to the one-room schools and the honky tonks or stand on top of concession stands at drive-in theatres where they first played.