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The Story of Country Music in Tennessee
Country music grew up in Tennessee, drawing from sources in the white rural music of East and Middle Tennessee, from the church music of country singi...
Legends of Country Music
Now for the first time, country music authority Charles K. Wolfe gathers together his profiles of 50 legends of country music, including Bill Monroe, ...
Folk and Country Music of Kentucky
Kentucky Country is a lively tour of the state's indigenous music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, ...
The first biography of the legendary folk and blues musician who wrote "Goodnight, Irene" and "Midnight Special"--a man whose extraordinary life moves...
The Birth of the Grand Ole Opry
Wolfe recaptures the personalities and music of the early years of the longest-running radio show in history. 50 illustrations. Discography....
Spanning over 1,000 separate performances, The Music of Bill Monroe presents a complete chronological list of all of Bill Monroe's commercially releas...
Spanning over 1,000 separate performances, The Music of Bill Monroe presents a complete chronological list of all of Bill Monroeโs commercially rele...
For many appreciators the essence of country music is harmony singing. Country harmony, for most of these, is synonymous with the blended voices of Ir...
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A Black Star in Early Country Music
Bailey is largely forgotten today, a victim of the recording industry's emphasis on the blues during the 1920s--a decision which segregated forever "b...
Arthur Penn: American Director is the comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential filmmakers. Thematic chapters lucidly...
Fifty Years Behind the Mike
The swelling interest in popular music studies has far outpaced the outlets for publication. Country music, with its all-too-familiar stereotypes, has...
The Story of the Louvin Brothers
Traces the lives of the Louvin Brothers, singers who influenced such performers as Elvis, Emmylou Harris, and the Everly Brothers...
Kitty Wells
a legend in his own time ; the bio/discography
In 1922, Talley, a black chemistry professor at Fisk U. in Nashville, published the first collection of American black folksongs. The initial internat...