Country : the music and the musicians
| Other author | Country Music Foundation. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Nashville] : The Country Music Foundation Press ; New York : Abbeville Press, 1988. |
| Description | 595 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 30 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | At head of title: Pickers, slickers, cheatin' hearts & superstars |
| Contents | Origins. Hey, hey, tell 'em 'bout us: Jimmie Rodgers visits the Carter Family / Nolan Porterfield -- The triumph of the hills: country radio, 1920-50 / Charles Wolfe -- New, improved, homogenized: country radio since 1950 / Edward Morris -- Tumbling tumbleweeds: Gene Autry, Bob Wills, and the dream of the west / Douglas B. Green -- Country across the country / Ronnie Pugh -- The golden age of hillbilly music. Blue moon of Kentucky: Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and the birth of bluegrass / Neil Rosenberg -- Honky-tonkin': Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams and the bartender's muse / Nick Tosches -- Home is where the gig is: life on and off the road / Alana Nash -- Get rhythm: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and the rockabillies / Robert Palmer -- Honky-Tonk angels: Kitty Wells and Patsy Cline / Robert K. Oermann -- Soundtrack of the south: a fan's view of country / Paul Hemphill -- Contemporary country coast to coast. 9 to 5: How Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton qualifed for "Lifestyles of the rich and famous" / Ken Tucker -- The bottom line: business practices that shaped country music / Bill Ivey -- From the bump-bump room to the barricades: Waylon, Tompall, and the outlaw revolution / Chet Flippo -- Will the circle be unbroken: the changing image of country music / Patrick Carr -- Don't get above your raisin': Ricky Skaggs, Alabama, and their contemporaries / David Gates. |
| Abstract | Examines the history, people, and songs of country music, from its early origins in the late 19th century to its growth in the 1920s, through the 1980s. |
| General note | Published for the Country Music Foundation. |
| General note | Includes bibliography (pages 578-580) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 578-580. |
| LCCN | 88014646 |
| ISBN | 0896598683 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3524 .C66 1988 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |