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Traditional Country & Western Music

Author : Karl Anderson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439671532
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Country & Western Music written by Karl Anderson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional Country & Western Music presents historical photographs, memorabilia, and stories about an enduring music genre that took root in America from the late 1920s through the mid-1930s. Although many of our early folk songs originated from the British Isles, Jimmie Rodgers (the "Father of Country Music") and Gene Autry ("America's Favorite Singing Cowboy") became the foundation of modern country and western music. Many regional styles and variations of country and western music developed during the first half of the 20th century, including hillbilly, bluegrass, honky-tonk, rockabilly, southern gospel, Cajun, and Texas swing. Local artists, live radio shows, and regional barn dance programs provided entertainment throughout the Great Depression, World War II, and into America's postwar years. During the 1950s, country and western music became homogenized with the Nashville sound and the Bakersfield sound. By the end of the 1960s, country music completed its move to Nashville, and "western" was dropped from the equation. This book recalls the golden age of country and western music from the late 1920s through the 1960s. Each of the featured artists and programs in this book were once household names. We celebrate these early legends, live radio and television shows, unsung heroes, and local performers from Maine to California.

Cowboy Songs

Author : John Avery Lomax
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (554 download)

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Download or read book Cowboy Songs written by John Avery Lomax and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cowboy in Country Music

Author : Don Cusic
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786486058
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Cowboy in Country Music written by Don Cusic and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of biographical profiles shines a spotlight on that special place "Where the West meets the Guitar." From Gene Autry and Roy Rogers to contemporary artists like Michael Murphy, Red Steagall, Don Edwards and Riders in the Sky, many entertainers have performed music of the West, a genre separate from mainstream country music and yet an important part of the country music heritage. Once called "Country and Western," it is now described as "Country or Western." Though much has been written about "Country," very little has been written about "Western"--until now. Featured are a number of photos of the top stars in Western music, past and present. Also included is an extensive bibliography of works related to the Western music field.

All Music Guide to Country

Author : Michael Erlewine
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879304751
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book All Music Guide to Country written by Michael Erlewine and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews and rates the best recordings of country artists and groups, provides biographies of the artists, and charts the evolution of country music

That Old Country Music

Author : Kevin Barry
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385540345
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book That Old Country Music written by Kevin Barry and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories of rural Ireland in the classic Irish mode: full of love (and sex), melancholy and magic, bedecked in some of the most gorgeous prose being written today—from the author of the wildly acclaimed Night Boat to Tangier. With three novels and two short story collections published, Kevin Barry has steadily established his stature as one of the finest writers not just in Ireland but in the English language. All of his prodigious gifts of language, character, and setting in these eleven exquisite stories transport the reader to an Ireland both timeless and recognizably modern. Shot through with dark humor and the uncanny power of the primal and unchanging Irish landscape, the stories in That Old Country Music represent some of the finest fiction being written today.

Yankee Twang

Author : Clifford R. Murphy
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252096614
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Yankee Twang written by Clifford R. Murphy and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merging scholarly insight with a professional guitarist's sense of the musical life, Yankee Twang delves into the rich tradition of country & western music that is played and loved in the mill towns and cities of the American northeast. Scholar and musician Clifford R. Murphy draws on a wealth of ethnographic material, interviews, and encounters with recorded and live music to reveal the central role of country and western in the social lives and musical activity of working-class New Englanders. As Murphy shows, an extraordinary multiculturalism sets New England country and western music apart from other regional and national forms. Once segregated at work and worship, members of different ethnic groups used the country and western popularized on the radio and by barnstorming artists to come together at social events, united by a love of the music. Musicians, meanwhile, drew from the wide variety of ethnic musical traditions to create the New England style. But the music also gave--and gives--voice to working-class feeling. Murphy explores how the Yankee love of country and western emphasizes the western, reflecting the longing of many blue collar workers for the mythical cowboy's life of rugged but fulfilling individualism. Indeed, many New Englanders use country and western to comment on economic disenfranchisement and express their resentment of a mass media, government, and Nashville music establishment that they believe neither reflects their experiences nor considers them equal participants in American life.

The Encyclopedia of Country & Western Music

Author : Rick Marschall
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780861242603
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Country & Western Music written by Rick Marschall and published by Smithmark Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers biographical sketches with pictures of over 200 major figures in Country and Western music.

Honky Tonk Angel

Author : Ellis Nassour
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569764425
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Honky Tonk Angel written by Ellis Nassour and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earthy, sexy, and vivacious, the life of beloved country singer, Patsy Cline, who soared from obscurity to international fame to tragic death in just thirty short years, is explored in colorful and poignant detail. An innovator?and even a hell-raiser?Cline broke all the boys' club barriers of Nashville's music business in the 1950s and brought a new Nashville sound to the nation with her pop hits and torch ballads like ?Walking After Midnight," ?I Fall to Pieces? and "Crazy." She is the subject of a major Hollywood movie and countless articles, and her albums are still selling 45 years after her death. Ellis Nassour was the very first to write about Cline and did so with the cooperation of the stars who knew and loved her?including Jimmy Dean, Jan Howard, Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller, Dottie West, and Faron Young. He was the only writer to interview Cline's mother and husbands. This updated edition features not only a complete discography and a host of never-before-published photographs, but includes an afterword that details controversial claims about her birth, the battle between Cline's siblings for her possessions, the amazing influence Cline had on a new generation of singers and, in Cline's own words from letters to a devoted friend, her excitement as her career soared to new heights and her marriage descended to new depths.

Classic Country

Author : Charles K. Wolfe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135957347
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Classic Country written by Charles K. Wolfe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-05-03 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now for the first time, country music authority Charles K. Wolfe gathers together his profiles of 50 legends of country music, including Bill Monroe, Lefty Frizzell, and Kitty Wells.

100 Greatest Country Artists

Author : Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1540031373
Total Pages : 908 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book 100 Greatest Country Artists written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). This jam-packed collection salutes 100 of the brightest stars of country music, honoring each of them with one song arranged for piano, voice and guitar. Includes: Alabama (Mountain Music) * Johnny Cash (Ring of Fire) * Kenny Chesney (Come Over) * Patsy Cline (Crazy) * Dixie Chicks (Not Ready to Make Nice) * Alan Jackson (Chattahoochee) * Reba McEntire (Consider Me Gone) * Willie Nelson (On the Road Again) * Oak Ridge Boys (Elvira) * Brad Paisley (She's Everything) * Chris Stapleton (Tennessee Whiskey) * Randy Travis (Forever and Ever, Amen) * Shania Twain (Man! I Feel like a Woman!)* Carrie Underwood (Before He Cheats) * Keith Urban (Blue Ain't Your Color) * Hank Williams (Jambalaya) * and many more.

Hank Williams (Songbook)

Author : Hank Williams
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1458446891
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book Hank Williams (Songbook) written by Hank Williams and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Chord Songbook). A resource of nearly 70 Williams' classics, including: Cold, Cold Heart * Hey, Good Lookin' * Honky Tonk Blues * Honky Tonkin' * I Saw the Light * I'm a Long Gone Daddy * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * Long Gone Lonesome Blues * My Son Calls Another Man Daddy * Take These Chains from My Heart * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more.

Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music

Author : Leigh H. Edwards
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253031567
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Dolly Parton, Gender, and Country Music written by Leigh H. Edwards and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-06 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Dolly mythology -- "Backwoods Barbie": Dolly Parton's gender performance -- My Tennessee mountain home: early Parton and authenticity narratives -- Parton's crossover and film stardom: the "hillbilly Mae West"--Hungry again: reclaiming country authenticity narratives -- "Digital Dolly" and new media fandoms -- Conclusion: brand evolution and Dollywood

West Virginia's Traditional Country Music

Author : Ivan M. Tribe
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439650403
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book West Virginia's Traditional Country Music written by Ivan M. Tribe and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Virginia has been known for a century as a rich repository of traditional country music and musicians. Beginning in the mid-1920s, phonograph recordings and radios brought this music to a wider audience. With the passing of time and the influence of commercialization, this music developed into what became first known as "hillbilly" and then into the more refined "country" because of its long appeal to those of rural background. Although modernization has caused the traditional element to recede considerably, much still remains. Many folk still cling to the older sounds exemplified by the "raw" traditionalists and the neo-traditional bluegrass style that emerged in the 1940s. From the earliest recording artists, such as the Tweedy Brothers and David Miller, who was blind, to contemporary stars like Kathy Mattea and Brad Paisley, West Virginians and others have held their musicians in high esteem.

Old Roots, New Routes

Author : Pamela Fox
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472050532
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Old Roots, New Routes written by Pamela Fox and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the influences, meaning, and identity of this contemporary music form

Classic Country Singers

Author : Douglas B. Green
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423601831
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Classic Country Singers written by Douglas B. Green and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2008 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country music may have existed before 1925-in barn dances, roadside taverns, tent shows, minstrel shows, and vaudeville-but it didn't become Country Music until the advent of radio and new stars were born. In Classic Country Singers, author Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug from the Grammy-winning western group Riders in the Sky) celebrates the men and women who built the industry that gave us "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Blue Yodel," "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," and the Grand Ole Opry. From the beginnings of bluegrass to honky-tonk to western swing and more, Classic Country Stars offers intimate biographies and cherished photos covering the careers of nearly fifty major stars from country music's first half-century, including beloved musicians such as Uncle Dave Macon, the Carter Family, and Jimmie Rodgers up to the pop-country hit makers of the 1950s like Eddy Arnold and Marty Robbins. Through war, depression, and the advent of rock and roll, these men and women pioneered a sound that moved from regional barn dances and radio stations to an international audience. Includes profiles on: Hank Williams Gene Autry Hank Snow Kitty Wells Ray Price Minnie Pearl Ernest Tubb Douglas B. Green is the author of three previous works on American music: Country Roots, Singing In The Saddle, and Singing Cowboys. He is considered one of the leading experts on American roots music, especially western. His full-time job for thirty years has been as lead vocalist of Riders in the Sky, the two-time Grammy-award-winning western quartet and member of the Western Music Hall of Fame. For more information on the group, including their tour schedule, please visit www.ridersinthesky.com.

The Encyclopedia of Country Music

Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199920834
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Country Music written by and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immediately upon publication in 1998, the Encyclopedia of Country Music became a much-loved reference source, prized for the wealth of information it contained on that most American of musical genres. Countless fans have used it as the source for answers to questions about everything from country's first commercially successful recording, to the genre's pioneering music videos, to what conjunto music is. This thoroughly revised new edition includes more than 1,200 A-Z entries covering nine decades of history and artistry, from the Carter Family recordings of the 1920s to the reign of Taylor Swift in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Compiled by a team of experts at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the encyclopedia has been brought completely up-to-date, with new entries on the artists who have profoundly influenced country music in recent years, such as the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban. The new edition also explores the latest and most critical trends within the industry, shedding light on such topics as the digital revolution, the shifting politics of country music, and the impact of American Idol (reflected in the stardom of Carrie Underwood). Other essays cover the literature of country music, the importance of Nashville as a music center, and the colorful outfits that have long been a staple of the genre. The volume features hundreds of images, including a photo essay of album covers; a foreword by country music superstar Vince Gill (the winner of twenty Grammy Awards); and twelve fascinating appendices, ranging from lists of awards to the best-selling country albums of all time. Winner of the Best Reference Award from the Popular Culture Association "Any serious country music fan will treasure this authoritative book." --The Seattle Times "A long-awaited, major accomplishment, which educators, historians and students, broadcasters and music writers, artists and fans alike, will welcome and enjoy." --The Nashville Musician "Should prove a valuable resource to those who work in the country music business. 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." --San Francisco Examiner "Promises to be the definitive historical and biographical work on the past eight decades of country music. Well written and heavily illustratedan unparalleled work, worth its price and highly recommended." --Library Journal

Country Music

Author : Kurt Wolff
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781858285344
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Country Music written by Kurt Wolff and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2000 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes essays tracing Country's growth from hand-me-down folk to a major American industry; concise biographies; critical album reviews, from the earliest commercial recordings of the 1920s through the mulitplatinum artists of today; and vintage album jackets and previously unpublished photographs.