Country Music

  • Country Music: A Very Short Introduction
    By Richard Carlin

    AMERICAN POLITICS Richard M. Valelly THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY Charles O. Jones THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Robert J. Allison AMERICAN SLAVERY Heather Andrea Williams THE AMERICAN WEST Stephen Aron AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY Susan Ware ...

  • Country Music
    By Simon Stephens

    Max Stalled-Clark, Richard Wilson Literary Manager Graham Whyhrow Pearson Playwright Leo Butler-i Voice Associate Patsy Rodenburg” Casting Assistant Amy Ball international Administrator Ushi Bagga lntemational Associate Ramin Gray ...

  • Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary
    By Richard Carlin

    The first show was broadcast on April 19, 1924, over the Sears, Roebuck & Company's Chicago-based station, ... Listener reaction was very positive, and the show was off and running; one of its first announcers was GEORGE D. HAY, ...

  • Country Music
    By Bryan Chalker

    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 ...

  • Country Music: A Very Short Introduction
    By Richard Carlin

    In the mid-'90s, Cash signed with ex-rap producer Rick Rubin to Rubin's American Records label. He eventually recorded four albums under Rubin's guidance, all of which were critically and financially successful.

  • Country Music: An Illustrated History
    By Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns

    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 ...

  • Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary
    By Richard Carlin

    1989–1999: Doug Sahm [gtr, voc]; Augie Meyers [org, voc]; Freddy Fender [gtr, voc]; Flaco Jimenez [acc, voc]) e Texas Tornados were COUNTRY-ROCK survivors from the 1960s who formed the ultimate superstar bar band to perform a mix of ...

  • Country Music: The Rough Guide
    By Kurt Wolff

    A Olivia Newton - John John first recorded folk songs — one of her earliest singles was a traditional number , “ Banks Of The Ohio , " and her first UK hit ( in 1971 ) was a Dylan ta song , " If Not For You . ” Soon , however , she were ...

  • Country Music: a Very Short Introduction
    By Richard Carlin

    While pursuing a basically chronological outline, the book is structured around certain recurring themes (such as rural vs. urban; tradition vs. innovation; male vs. female; white vs. black) that have been documented through the work of ...

  • Country Music: The People, Places, and Moments that Shaped the Country Sound
    By Richard Carlin

    Every page of this extroardinary book features a wealth of images—many of them rare and never-before published in book form—from sheet music and memorabilia to portraits, album covers, and candids.

  • Country Music: An Illustrated History
    By Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns

    She and her little sisters spent summers with Cash , but grew up mostly in Southern California , surrounded by music much different than her father's . “ I loved country music when I was a little kid , " Rosanne said .

  • Country Music: The Encyclopedia
    By Irwin Stambler, Grelun Landon

    In 1977 , she long time her personal foibles didn't appear to affect had a top - 10 single , " It's a Cowboy Lovin ' Night ” and her career , but eventually , as she admitted to Vincent the hit album Ridin ' Rainbows .

  • Country Music: Selected Early Poems
    By Charles Wright

    Co-winner of the 1983 National Book Award for Poetry, Country Music is comprised of eighty-eight poems selected from Charles Wright's first four books published between 1970 and 1977.

  • Country Music: The Masters
    By Marty Stuart

    Presents a collection of previously unpublished photographs of legendary stars, including Johnny Cash, June Carter, Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn, enhanced with an accompanying compact disc filled with personal, behind-the-scene stories ...

  • Country Music: The Encyclopedia
    By Irwin Stambler, Grelun Landon

    A completely revised and updated version of the classic musical reference includes a host of photos, complete award information by year, and interviews with country music's popular and enduring stars, plus a complete set of indexes.

  • Country Music: A Cultural and Stylistic History
    By Jocelyn R. Neal

    Written by an experienced teacher and renowned scholar of the genre, Country Music: A Cultural and Stylistic History, Second Edition, offers a chronological narrative that explains country music's origins, development, and meaning from the ...

  • Country Music: A Uniquely American Sound
    By Tamra B. Orr

    Miller followed that surprising accomplishment with the hit singles “Chug-a-Lug,” “Do Wacka-Do,” and his anthem (a song ... In 1964, “Dang Me” netted Miller five Grammy Awards, with six more the following year for “King of the Road” and ...

  • Country Music: Selected Early Poems
    By Charles Wright

    Contains eighty-eight early poems selected from the American poet's first four books published between 1970 and 1977.

  • Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music
    By Bob Millard

    A survey of country music history includes most important records, debut artists, and milestone events for each year

  • Country Music
    By Bob Millard

    Country music—with its candid lyrics about everyday fears, frustrations, desires, and dilemmas—has arguably become the most popular style of music in the world: In 1998 superstar Garth Brooks was the...