Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Mus

Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Mus
ISBN-10
1439127441
ISBN-13
9781439127445
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
432
Language
English
Published
2014-10-14
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Authors
Mark Zwonitzer, Charles Hirshberg

Description

The first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music. Meticulously researched and lovingly written, it is a look at a world and a culture that, rather than passing, has continued to exist in the music that is the legacy of the Carters—songs that have shaped and influenced generations of artists who have followed them. Brilliant in insight and execution, Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? is also an in-depth study of A.P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter, and their bittersweet story of love and fulfillment, sadness and loss. The result is more than just a biography of a family; it is also a journey into another time, almost another world, and theirs is a story that resonates today and lives on in the timeless music they created.

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