Download or read book Reading Country Music written by Cecelia Tichi and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its steel guitars, Opry stars, and honky-tonk bars, country music is an American original. Bringing together a wide range of scholars and critics from literature, communications, history, sociology, art, and music, this anthology looks at everything from the inner workings of the country music industry to the iconography of certain stars to the development of distinctive styles within the country music genre. 72 photos.
Download or read book Real Country written by Aaron A. Fox and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004-10-06 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVAn ethnographic study of country music, and the bars, life, and everyday speech of its rural fans./div
Download or read book That Old Country Music written by Kevin Barry and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories of rural Ireland in the classic Irish mode: full of love (and sex), melancholy and magic, bedecked in some of the most gorgeous prose being written today—from the author of the wildly acclaimed Night Boat to Tangier. With three novels and two short story collections published, Kevin Barry has steadily established his stature as one of the finest writers not just in Ireland but in the English language. All of his prodigious gifts of language, character, and setting in these eleven exquisite stories transport the reader to an Ireland both timeless and recognizably modern. Shot through with dark humor and the uncanny power of the primal and unchanging Irish landscape, the stories in That Old Country Music represent some of the finest fiction being written today.
Download or read book Country Music written by Dayton Duncan and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the twentieth century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019 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.
Download or read book Country Music Originals written by Tony Russell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graced by more than 200 illustrations, many of them seldom seen and some never before published, this sparkling volume offers vivid portraits of the men and women who created country music, the artists whose lives and songs formed the rich tradition from which so many others have drawn inspiration. Included here are not only such major figures as Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Fiddlin' John Carson, Charlie Poole, and Gene Autry, who put country music on America's cultural map, but many fascinating lesser-known figures as well, such as Carson Robison, Otto Gray, Chris Bouchillon, Emry Arthur and dozens more, many of whose stories are told here for the first time. To map some of the winding, untraveled roads that connect today's music to its ancestors, Tony Russell draws upon new research and rare source material, such as contemporary newspaper reports and magazine articles, internet genealogy sites, and his own interviews with the musicians or their families. The result is a lively mix of colorful tales and anecdotes, priceless contemporary accounts of performances, illuminating social and historical context, and well-grounded critical judgment. The illustrations include artist photographs, record labels, song sheets, newspaper clippings, cartoons, and magazine covers, recreating the look and feel of the entire culture of country music. Each essay includes as well a playlist of recommended and currently available recordings for each artist. Finally, the paperback edition now features an extensive index.
Download or read book Country Music Culture written by Curtis W. Ellison and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1995 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A social history of country music from the 1920s to the present, discussing such artists as Patsy Cline, Grandpa Jones, Dolly Parton, and Garth Brooks.
Download or read book Her Country written by Marissa R. Moss and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In country music, the men might dominate the radio waves. But it’s women—like Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton, and Kacey Musgraves—who are making history. This is the full and unbridled story of the past twenty years of country music seen through the lens of these trailblazers’ careers—their paths to stardom and their battles against a deeply embedded boys’ club, as well as their efforts to transform the genre into a more inclusive place—as told by award-winning Nashville journalist Marissa R. Moss. For the women of country music, 1999 was an entirely different universe—a brief blip in time, when women like Shania Twain and the Chicks topped every chart and made country music a woman’s world. But the industry, which prefers its stars to be neutral, be obedient, and never rock the boat, had other plans. It wanted its women to “shut up and sing”—or else. In 2021, women are played on country radio as little as 10 percent of the time, but they’re still selling out arenas, as Kacey Musgraves does, and becoming infinitely bigger live draws than most of their male counterparts, creating massive pop crossover hits like Maren Morris’s “The Middle,” pushing the industry to confront its racial biases with Mickey Guyton’s “Black Like Me,” and winning heaps of Grammy nominations. Her Country is the story of how in the past two decades, country’s women fought back against systems designed to keep them down and created entirely new pathways to success. It’s the behind-the-scenes story of how women like Kacey, Mickey, Maren, Miranda Lambert, Rissi Palmer, Brandi Carlile, and many more have reinvented their place in an industry stacked against them. When the rules stopped working for these women, they threw them out, made their own, and took control—changing the genre forever, and for the better.
Download or read book The Long Gone Lonesome History of Country Music written by Bret Bertholf and published by Little Brown & Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey through the history of country music.
Download or read book This Is Country written by Lisa Lee and published by Insight Editions. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of five decades of country music magic with all the stars and legendary entertainers who brought the beloved Academy of Country Music Awards to life, pubbing in anticipation of the 50th anniversary show. From the first informal awards ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in 1966 to today’s star-studded show on CBS, generations of country’s biggest superstars have graced the Academy of Country Music Awards stage. Now, for the first time ever, the ACM is opening its archive to reveal candid, never-before-seen photographs and memorabilia capturing some of the greatest moments in the history of country music. Rich with backstage and performance photographs, compelling behind-the-scenes stories, and firsthand accounts from country legends and contemporary artists, This Is Country: A Backstage Pass to the Academy of Country Music Awards offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the history, trends, and evolutions of the genre. With contributions by Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Alabama’s Randy Owen, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Marty Stuart, and many more, this book is a trove of history and celebrity, and a must-have for fans of country music.
Download or read book Finding Her Voice written by Mary A. Bufwack and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After its initial publication in 1993, this book quickly became an essential book for country music scholars and fans. Now back in print, with updated material, an additional chapter, and new photos, this volume is poised to reach a whole new generation of country music fans. From country's earliest pioneers to its greatest legends, this book documents the lives of the female artists who have shaped the music for over two hundred years. Through interviews, photos, and primary texts, the authors weave a vast and complex tapestry of personalities and talent. Long overlooked and underappreciated by scholars, female country music artists have always been immensely popular with fans. This book gets to the heart of the special bond female artists have with their audiences. People seeking to understand the context out of which mega-stars such as Shania Twain, Faith Hill, and the Dixie Chicks emerged need look no farther than this book.
Download or read book Dolly Parton written by Kate Moening and published by Blastoff! Readers. This book was released on 2021 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Dolly Parton. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher"--
Download or read book Country Music ABC written by Benjamin Darling and published by Music Legends and Learning for. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First words and country music-themed words are illustrated alongside tributes to Country Music Hall of Famers. With bright and captivating vintage illustrations, this board book will become a read-again-and-again staple for your young crooners.
Download or read book Country Music U S A written by Bill C. Malone and published by Austin : published for the American Folklore Society by the University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies the evolution of country music from its early rural beginnings in the South to its emergence into the national culture.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Paul Kingsbury and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the important figures, trends, and forms of country music throughout its history--from the Carter Family of the 1920s to Taylor Swift and Keith Urban today.
Download or read book Country Music Cowboy written by Sasha Summers and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A hot romance and a fast galloping plot."—JODI THOMAS, New York Times bestselling author, for Jace What's a country music star to do when his world is falling apart around him? Can he find his way back home? According to his record label, Travis King's drinking and partying has to stop. Or else... Image rebranding means joining AA and singing opposite one of the industry's rising stars at an upcoming awards show. It wouldn't be so bad if Loretta Gram wasn't cold as ice. No matter how hard he turns on the charm, she won't give him a break. It looks like this cowboy has finally met his match. Loretta is still grieving the death of her original singing partner, and she doesn't have it in her to deal with playboy Travis King. But her career is all she has, so if singing with the Three Kings is what she needs, she'll do it. Loretta isn't as cold as she lets on, but she's had more than her share of heartache. When she finally shows Travis who she is, he knows he'll do anything to be her forever cowboy. Perfect for fans of: Enemies-to-lovers and opposites-attract romance Behind-the-scenes glimpses into country music Characters who find the courage to be their true selves Poignant romance that warms your heart
Download or read book The Country Music Reader written by Travis D. Stimeling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Country Music Reader Travis D. Stimeling provides an anthology of primary source readings from newspapers, magazines, and fan ephemera encompassing the history of country music from circa 1900 to the present. Presenting conversations that have shaped historical understandings of country music, it brings the voices of country artists and songwriters, music industry insiders, critics, and fans together in a vibrant conversation about a widely loved yet seldom studied genre of American popular music. Situating each source chronologically within its specific musical or cultural context, Stimeling traces the history of country music from the fiddle contests and ballad collections of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through the most recent developments in contemporary country music. Drawing from a vast array of sources including popular magazines, fan newsletters, trade publications, and artist biographies, The Country Music Reader offers firsthand insight into the changing role of country music within both the music industry and American musical culture, and presents a rich resource for university students, popular music scholars, and country music fans alike.
Download or read book Country Music Reader written by Randy Rudder and published by Country Music Books. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only thing better than listening to your favorite country music stars is reading about them. Following in the tradition of the Best American Essays and Best American Magazine Writing series, the Country Music Reader 2007 includes articles, interviews, and essays from top publications like No Depression, Bluegrass Unlimited, Time Magazine, American Songwriter, Country Weekly, Music City News, and many more. With an eye-catching cover and a foreword by Rosanne Cash, the Country Music Reader is sure to be a hit with country fans this Christmas. This year's edition includes articles on legends like Mac Wiseman, Emmylou Harris, Earl Scruggs, Buck Owens, and Kris Kristofferson, as well as hot new stars like Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, and many others.
