Southern music/American music / Bill C. Malone and David Stricklin.

Author/creator Malone, Bill C.
Other author Stricklin, David, 1952-
Format Book
EditionRevised and expanded edition.
Publication InfoLexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky ; London : Eurospan, 2003.
Descriptionxi, 236 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Folk origins of southern music -- National discovery -- Early commercialization: ragtime, blues, jazz -- Expanding markets: Tejano, Cajun, hillbilly, gospel -- The great depression and new technologies -- The nationalization of southern music -- The 1960s and 1970s: rock, gospel, soul -- The national resurgence of country music -- A future in the past -- Suggested listening.
Abstract This is the first book to investigate the influence of the South on American music and the many popular forms that emerged from it. In this substantially revised edition, the authors bring this classic work into the twenty-first century, including material on the hugely successful soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the renewed interest in Southern music, as well as important new artists such as Lucinda Williams, Alejandro Escovedo, and the Dixie Chicks, among others.
General notePrevious edition: published as by Bill C. Malone. 1979.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other titleSouthern music, American music.
ISBN081319055X

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML3477 .M34 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold