Grass roots music / Dean Tudor and Nancy Tudor.
| Author/creator | Tudor, Dean |
| Other author | Tudor, Nancy. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Littleton, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1979. |
| Description | 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | American popular music on Elpee American popular music on Elpee. ^A1037641 |
| Contents | Introduction to Popular music -- The best of the best : anthologies of popular music on records -- Grass roots music : the folk process -- Ethnic offerings. Introduction ; Anthologies -- British folk tradition. Introduction. Electric folk ; Literature -- Anthologies ; Standards ; Irish music ; Electric British folk -- American folk tradition. Introduction ; General anthologies ; Thematic anthologies ; Standards -- American folk revivals. Introduction ; Innovators ; Standards -- Old time music. Introduction ; Anthologies ; Minstrels ; String bands ; Duos and groups -- Bluegrass music. Introduction ; Anthologies ; Innovators ; Standards ; Newgrass -- Southwestern music. Origins to country western ; Western swing ; Literature ; Cowboys ; Western swing -- Country music. Origins ; Non-musical influences ; Music and instrumentation ; Songs and lyrics ; Literature ; Anthologies ; Male singers ; Crooners ; Contemporary "outsiders" ; Female singers ; Country Duets -- Sacred music. Anthologies ; Standards -- Troubadour music. Introduction ; Innovators ; Standards -- Citations, directories, index. Book citations ; Periodical citations ; Directory of labels and starred records ; Directory of specialist record stores ; Artists' index. |
| Abstract | This annotated discography is intended as a buying guide for collectors and librarians, and will also interest scholars for their evaluative comments about the best and most enduring recordings. The cut-off date for these discographical entries is 1974. Titles are arranged in categories according to styles, and each chapter has its own introduction, which offers brief historical, stylistic, and bibliographic comments. The book also includes a directory of record labels and artist indexes. The annotations for the entries vary in length from 150 words to multiple full pages. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 78031686 |
| ISBN | 0872871339 |
| ISBN | 9780872871335 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML156.4.N3 U7 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |