Country music [: an illustrated history]
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
533 pages ; 27 cm
Status
Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
781.642 BURNS
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781.642 BURNS
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
This gorgeously illustrated and hugely entertaining history begins where country music itself emerged: the American South, where people sang to themselves and to their families at home and in church, and where they danced to fiddle tunes on Saturday nights. With the birth of radio in the 1920s, the songs moved from small towns, mountain hollers, and the wide-open West to become the music of an entire nation--a diverse range of sounds and styles from honky tonk to gospel to bluegrass to rockabilly, leading up through the decades to the music's massive commercial success today. But above all, Country Music is the story of the musicians. Here is Hank Williams's tragic honky tonk life, Dolly Parton rising to fame from a dirt-poor childhood, and Loretta Lynn turning her experiences into songs that spoke to women everywhere. Here too are interviews with the genre's biggest stars, including the likes of Merle Haggard to Garth Brooks to Rosanne Cash. Rife with rare photographs and endlessly fascinating anecdotes, the stories in this sweeping yet intimate history will captivate longtime country fans and introduce new listeners to an extraordinary body of music that lies at the very center of the American experience.
Awards
Spur Award, non-fiction, 2020
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Duncan, D., & Burns, K. (2019). Country music [: an illustrated history] (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Duncan, Dayton and Ken Burns. 2019. Country Music [: An Illustrated History]. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Duncan, Dayton and Ken Burns. Country Music [: An Illustrated History] Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Duncan, Dayton., and Ken Burns. Country Music [: An Illustrated History] First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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