The First Generation of Country Music Stars - Biographies of 50 Artists Born Before 1940 (Paperback)

This volume focuses on fifty of the most important entertainers in the history of country music, from its beginnings in the folk music of early America through the 1970s. Divided into five distinct categories, it discusses the pioneers who brought mountain music to mass audiences; cowboys and radio stars who spread country music countrywide; honky-tonk and bluegrass musicians who differentiated country music during the 1940s; the major contributions that female artists made to the genre; and the modern country sound which dominated the genre from the late 1950s to the mid - 1980s. Each entry includes a brief biography of the chosen artist with special emphasis on experiences which influenced their musical careers. Covered musicians include Fiddlin' John Carson, Riley Puckett, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Bob Willis, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Sr., Dale Evans, June Carter Cash, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	July 2007
Authors:	David Dicaire
Dimensions:	156 x 229 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-3021-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Country & western Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who) Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Country & western
LSN:	0-7864-3021-4
Barcode:	9780786430215

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