The sounds of people and places : a geography of American folk and popular music / edited by George O. Carney.
| Other author | Carney, George O., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Third edition. |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©1994. |
| Description | xxii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. North American Music: a historic-geographic overview / George O. Carney -- 2. The geography of music: inventory and prospect / George O. Carney -- 3. Selected reading and listening I -- 4. The Ozarks: a reinterpretation based on folk song materials / George O. Carney -- 5. Geography on record: origins and diffusion of the blues / Thomas Arkell -- 6. The geography of Zydeco music / Robert Kuhlken and Rocky Sexton -- 7. Spatial perspectives on the field recording of traditional American music: a case study from Tennessee in 1928 / Christopher Lornell -- 8. T for Texas, T for Tennessee: the origins of American country music notables / George O. Carney -- 9. Okie from Muskogee: the spatial dimensions of Oklahoma country music / George O. Carney -- 10. Selected reading and listening II -- 11. Country music and the south: a cultural geography perspective / George O. Carney -- 12. Bluegrass grows all around: the spatial dimensions of a country music style / George O. Carney -- 13. From down home to uptown: the diffusion of country music radio stations in the United States / George O. Carney -- 14. The spatial impact of white gospel quartets in the United States / A.D. Horsley -- 15. An example of spatial diffusion: jazz music / Jon A. Glasgow -- 16. Geographic factors in the origin, evolution, and diffusion of rock and roll music / Larry R. Ford -- 17. The geography of rock: 1954-1970 / Richard W. Butler -- 18. Selected reading and listening III -- 19. Woody Guthrie and the dust bowl / James R. Curtis -- 20. The Miami sound: a contemporary Latin form of place-specific music / James R. Curtis and Richard F. Rose -- 21. Texas when I die: national identity and images of place in Canadian country music broadcasts / John C. Lehr -- 22. The image of place in American popular music: 1890-1970 / Larry R. Ford and Floyd M. Henderson -- 23. Country music: a reflection of popular culture / Charles F. Gritzner -- 24. Selected reading and listening IV. |
| Abstract | The new edition of this popular classroom anthology brings together the best recent essays by distinguished geographers on region, music and their interrelatedness. While emphasizing the regional nature of American music, the book introduces geographical concepts such as location factors, spatial organization, distribution, and diffusion. The study follows the paths of four types of American folk and popular music: gospel, country, jazz, and rock from their origins to their geographic centers. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 93009930 |
| ISBN | 0847677877 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780847677870 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0847677885 (paper : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3551 .S603 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |