Will you miss me when I'm gone? : the Carter Family and their legacy in American music / Mark Zwonitzer with Charles Hirshberg.

Author/creator Zwonitzer, Mark
Other author Hirshberg, Charles.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Simon & Schuster, ©2002.
Descriptionxii, 417 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Pleasant -- Sara -- The homeplace -- Maybelle -- Mr. Peer -- New orthophonic Victor Southern series -- Home manufacture -- Fire on the mountain -- Sara's problem -- From a business standpoint -- Stuff -- XERA -- A new act -- On the road... -- ...To Nashville -- Mama Maybelle -- Pleasant on the porch -- On the road again -- Mother of mine.
Abstract The first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music. Meticulously researched and lovingly written, it is a look at a world and a culture that, rather than passing, has continued to exist in the music that is the legacy of the Carters--songs that have shaped and influenced generations of artists who have followed them. This book is also an in-depth study of A.P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter, and their bittersweet story of love and fulfillment, sadness and loss. The result is more than just a biography of a family; it is also a journey into another time, almost another world, and theirs is a story that resonates today and lives on in the timeless music they created.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2002022395
ISBN0684857634

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML421.C33 Z86 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold