And it covers a musical heritage that includes names as lustrous as Hank Williams , Roy Acuff , Carson J. Robison and the Carter Family . All come under the broad canopy of country music . Sound . These in turn may be sub - divided into ...
In Alberta, Canada, k d lang adopted a persona as a punk reincarnation of Patsy Cline and began touring in fringed cowgirl dresses and singing with a voice as powerfully expressive as Cline's. She came to Nashville, recorded an album ...
WHO 'S-DEAD McCARTHY YOU'D SEE HIM COMING on O'Connell Street—the hanging jaws, the woeful trudge, the load. You'd cross the road to avoid him but he'd have spotted you, and he would draw you into him. The wind would travel up Bedford ...
Discovering Country Music chronicles the incredible evolution of country music in America - from the fiddle to the pop charts - and provides an insightful account of the reasons and...
Her Country is veteran Nashville journalist Marissa R. Moss’s story of how in the past two decades, country’s women fought back against systems designed to keep them down, armed with their art and never willing to just shut up and sing: ...
“Fifty years after its first publication, Country Music USA still stands as the most authoritative history of this uniquely American art form. Here are the stories of the people who...
Yet despite the glamour, fame, and money, Bobby has never forgotten his roots, the mom and grandmother who raised him, the work ethic he embraced which saved him and encouraged him to explore the world, and the good values that shaped him.
"A hot romance and a fast galloping plot."—JODI THOMAS, New York Times bestselling author, for Jace What's a country music star to do when his world is falling apart around him?
But it's also an entertaining read for the music's true fans." --Houston Chronicle "This big, handsome volume spans the history of country music, listing not only artists and groups but also important individuals and institutions.
In Country Music Hair, Duvall tells a tale of the day the mullet died and the rumor of the strong emotional reaction from the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer’s young daughter, Miley, who desperately pleaded with him to keep his mane.
With blockbuster hits by Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Clint Black and other young performers, country music is more popular than ever. This uniquely American form of entertainment has a long...