A handbook to one of America's richest and most firmly-rooted music traditions, this guide covers every phase of the music, from western swing and bluegrass to the alternative country sound of the 1990s. This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is a truly fine one-volume encyclopedia of country music. Organized both historically and generically, the book is divided into 14 chapters, each discussing a type of music (hillbilly, cowboy, western swing, honky tonk, etc.) and tracing it from the time of its introduction to the present, with an overview followed by entries spotlighting the artists in alphabetical order. The chapter on rockabilly, for instance, includes...
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I bought this book at the advice of a friend and was not disappointed. Wolff is a thoughtful and articulate writer, and this book has plenty of recording artists that I was not aware of. It is arranged in chronological historical chapters, which show the progression of country music to the present. Interesting write-ups on all the major artists, and plenty of information on musicians you probably won't have heard of.
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Love this book, just stumbled on it a few weeks ago, and can't put it down. I've been listening to country and loving it since I was a little girl, and this thing keeps turning me on to more music I want to go out and buy. Cool bio's on the artists and a great section on the seventies outlaw artists.
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An essential addition to your music library - whether you're a country novice or expert. The author has meticulously researched and written about country music in a well-organized chronological format that allows the reader to fully grasp the roots and progression of this music genre. The book includes biographies of country artists (those who are well-known, as well as some forgotten gems), discographies, reviews, and essays...
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There are few more essential things in music than getting a decent record-guide for the genres of music you're curious about. My jazz record-collection would look very different if it weren't for Cook & Morton's _Penguin Guide_, for instance ( & I'm also fond of Morton's Blackwell guide to contemporary composition, though it's sadly out-of-print). Kurt Wolff's book is an excellent place to go for exploring country music,...
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