Country Music Sources
Author: Guthrie T. Meade
Publisher: NC State University Language and Life Project
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 1252
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCountry Music Sources: A Biblio-Discography of Commercially Recorded Traditional Music
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Country Music Culture
Author: Curtis W. Ellison
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781604739343
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA social history of country music from the 1920s to the present, discussing such artists as Patsy Cline, Grandpa Jones, Dolly Parton, and Garth Brooks.
Folk-Songs of the Kentucky Mountains
Author: Josephine McGill
Publisher:
Published: 1917
Total Pages: 124
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Country Music Reader
Author: Travis D. Stimeling
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-01-02
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 0190233737
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn The Country Music Reader Travis D. Stimeling provides an anthology of primary source readings from newspapers, magazines, and fan ephemera encompassing the history of country music from circa 1900 to the present. Presenting conversations that have shaped historical understandings of country music, it brings the voices of country artists and songwriters, music industry insiders, critics, and fans together in a vibrant conversation about a widely loved yet seldom studied genre of American popular music. Situating each source chronologically within its specific musical or cultural context, Stimeling traces the history of country music from the fiddle contests and ballad collections of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through the most recent developments in contemporary country music. Drawing from a vast array of sources including popular magazines, fan newsletters, trade publications, and artist biographies, The Country Music Reader offers firsthand insight into the changing role of country music within both the music industry and American musical culture, and presents a rich resource for university students, popular music scholars, and country music fans alike.
The Oxford Handbook of Country Music
Author: Travis D. Stimeling
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017-06-01
Total Pages: 800
ISBN-13: 0190683856
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow in its sixth decade, country music studies is a thriving field of inquiry involving scholars working in the fields of American history, folklore, sociology, anthropology, musicology, ethnomusicology, cultural studies, and geography, among many others. Covering issues of historiography and practice as well as the ways in which the genre interacts with media and social concerns such as class, gender, and sexuality, The Oxford Handbook of Country Music interrogates prevailing narratives, explores significant lacunae in the current literature, and provides guidance for future research. More than simply treating issues that have emerged within this subfield, The Oxford Handbook of Country Music works to connect to broader discourses within the various fields that inform country music studies in an effort to strengthen the area's interdisciplinarity. Drawing upon the expertise of leading and emerging scholars, this Handbook presents an introduction into the historiographical narratives and methodological issues that have emerged in country music studies' first half-century.
The First Generation of Country Music Stars
Author: David Dicaire
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-01-27
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 0786485582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on 50 of the most important entertainers in the history of country music, from its beginnings in the folk music of early America through the 1970s. Divided into five distinct categories, it discusses the pioneers who brought mountain music to mass audiences; cowboys and radio stars who spread country music countrywide; honky-tonk and bluegrass musicians who differentiated country music during the 1940s; the major contributions that female artists made to the genre; and the modern country sound which dominated the genre from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. Each entry includes a brief biography of the chosen artist with special emphasis on experiences which influenced their musical careers. Covered musicians include Fiddlin' John Carson, Riley Puckett, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Sr., Dale Evans, June Carter Cash, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.
Country Music Records
Author: Tony Russell
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 2004-10-07
Total Pages: 1198
ISBN-13: 0195139895
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than twenty years in the making, Country Music Records documents all country music recording sessions from 1921 through 1942. With primary research based on files and session logs from record companies, interviews with surviving musicians, as well as the 200,000 recordings archived at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Frist Library and Archives, this notable work is the first compendium to accurately report the key details behind all the recording sessions of country music during the pre-World War II era. This discography documents--in alphabetical order by artist--every commercial country music recording, including unreleased sides, and indicates, as completely as possible, the musicians playing at every session, as well as instrumentation. This massive undertaking encompasses 2,500 artists, 5,000 session musicians, and 10,000 songs. Summary histories of each key record company are also provided, along with a bibliography. The discography includes indexes to all song titles and musicians listed.
All Music Guide to Country
Author: Michael Erlewine
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9780879304751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReviews and rates the best recordings of country artists and groups, provides biographies of the artists, and charts the evolution of country music
Tennessee Strings
Author: Charles K. Wolfe
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780870492242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCountry music grew up in Tennessee, drawing from sources in the white rural music of East and Middle Tennessee, from the church music of country singing conventions, and from the black music of the Memphis area. The author traces the vital role played by Tennessee and its musicians in the development of this unique American art form.
Linthead Stomp
Author: Patrick Huber
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 0807832251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn exploration of the origins and development of American country music in the Piedmont's mill villages celebrates the colorful cast of musicians and considers the impact that urban living, industrial music, and mass culture had on their lives and music.
