The Encyclopedia of Country Music

  • The Encyclopedia of Country Music
    The Encyclopedia of Country Music

    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.

  • The Encyclopedia of Country Music
    The Encyclopedia of Country Music
    By Michael McCall, Paul Kingsbury, John Rumble

    Covers the important figures, trends, and forms of country music throughout its history--from the Carter Family of the 1920s to Taylor Swift and Keith Urban today.

  • The Encyclopedia of Country Music
    The Encyclopedia of Country Music
    By Michael McCall, Paul Kingsbury, John Rumble

    —Jack Bernhardt REPRESENTATIVE RECORDINGS REPRESENTATIVE RECORDINGS I Can Help (Monument, 1974); Billy Swan (Columbia, 1976) Sweethearts of the Rodeo Sweethearts of the Rodeo Janis Gill b. Manhattan Beach, California, November 28, ...

  • The Encyclopedia of Country Music
    The Encyclopedia of Country Music
    By Michael McCall, Paul Kingsbury, John Rumble

    THE MAVERICKS • 330 Ten singles until her second #1, “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” which took a 1989 CMA Award for Best ... The band has an eclectic sound; the group members play their own instruments and write their own songs.

  • The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music
    The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music
    By Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Tenn.)

    To its millions of fans, country music is America's music, offering a window on the sweet dreams and cruel disappointments of ordinary American lives. Now the renowned Country Music Foundation,...