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Growing Up Country

What Makes Country Life Country

by Charlie Daniels
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007

From Growing Up Country: “I learned early in life that country is not a place on a map. Country is a place in your heart. In your soul. In the very depth of your being.” —Bill Anderson “One of the things I like most about country life is that nothing much has really changed ....
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Country Music USA

50th Anniversary Edition

by Bill C. Malone, Tracey Laird
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2018

“Fifty years after its first publication, Country Music USA still stands as the most authoritative history of this uniquely American art form. Here are the stories of the people who made country music into such an integral part of our nation’s culture. We feel lucky to have had Bill Malone as...
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by The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Michael McCall, John Rumble
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012

Immediately upon publication in 1998, the Encyclopedia of Country Music became a much-loved reference source, prized for the wealth of information it contained on that most American of musical genres. Countless fans have used it as the source for answers to questions about everything from country's...
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by James Hoag
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016

“If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones.” - Waylon JenningsThis is the second in the "Legends of Country Music" series.This does for Country Music what "The Legends of Rock & Roll" series does for rock and roll. It is a mini-biography of one...
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My Country Roots

The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music

by Alice Randall, Carter Little, Courtney Little
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2006

How do you define rockabilly? Who were the original "outlaws" of Country music? Where can you go to hear great music in Austin, Texas? My Country Roots answers all these questions and hundreds more! It is a resource that will help you fill your mp3 player with the essential...
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So You Want to Sing Country

A Guide for Performers

by Kelly K. Garner
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016

Country music, an original American artform, has been around since before the recording industry began and long before a singer even had the opportunity to sing into a microphone. From the early beginnings in the hills of Appalachia, to the rise of Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, and the more recent megastars,...
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by Christopher Parton
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017

Illustrated wisdom from country stars past and present Country Music Association estimates 42% of American adults (98 million-plus) are country music fans From country legends and stars of today—many interviewed by the author Country-inspired, colorful design with full...
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by Nicolae Sfetcu
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014

In popular music, country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music that began to develop rapidly in the...
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by James Hoag
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016

“Before rock and roll, there was country” – Johnny Cash.This is the first in the "Legends of Country Music" series.This is, like the "Legends of Rock & Roll" series, a mini-biography of one the great performers from Country Music, Johnny Cash.I have always loved every genre...
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by Erin Duvall
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016

Country music’s greatest mullets, bobs, beehives, and bouffants collected together in one entertaining volume, illustrated with dozens of color and black-and-white photographs. "The higher the hair, the closer to god." From mullets to mustaches and teased hair to bobs, country...
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Walking the Line

Country Music Lyricists and American Culture

by Pete Falconer, Howard Steve Goodson, Taylor Hagood
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013

An insightful and wide-ranging look at one of America’s most popular genres of music, Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture examines how country songwriters engage with their nation’s religion, literature, and politics. Country fans have long encountered the concept of...
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Whisperin' Bill Anderson

An Unprecedented Life in Country Music

by Bill Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016

Whisperin’ Bill: An Unprecedented Life in Country Music presents a revealing portrait of Bill Anderson, one of the most prolific songwriters in the history of country music. Mega country music hits like "City Lights," (Ray Price), "Tips Of My Fingers," (Roy Clark, Eddy Arnold,...
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Detroit Country Music

Mountaineers, Cowboys, and Rockabillies

by Craig Maki, Keith Cady
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013

The richness of Detroit’s music history has by now been well established. We know all about Motown, the MC5, and Iggy and the Stooges. We also know about the important part the Motor City has played in the history of jazz. But there are stories about the music of Detroit that remain untold. One...
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The Selling Sound

The Rise of the Country Music Industry

by Diane Pecknold, Charles McGovern, Ronald Radano
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2007

Few expressions of popular culture have been shaped as profoundly by the relationship between commercialism and authenticity as country music has. While its apparent realism, sincerity, and frank depictions of everyday life are country’s most obvious stylistic hallmarks, Diane Pecknold demonstrates...
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