Download or read book THE VIRGIN ENCYCLOPEDIA of Country Music written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Colin Larkin and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 1998 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of country music. Based on the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, the book contains over 1000 entries covering musicians, bands, songwriters, producers and record labels which have made a significant impact on the development of country music. It brings together people such as Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks and Jimmie Rogers and the influence of Patsy Cline and Hank Williams and more recent figures such as Mary-Chapin Carpenter and LeAnn Rimes. Each entry offers information such as dates, career facts, discography and album ratings.
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.
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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Rick Marschall and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Country Music written by Irwin Stambler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-07-14 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference source on the history, impact, and current state of country music, offering portraits of figures in the country music world.
Download or read book The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Tony Byworth and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major gift reference book celebrates Country music's enduring world-wide appeal, taking the reader on a journey from its roots to the present day. Exploring every style from Hillbilly and Bluegrass to Nashville and Country Rock, it features all the key artists from Jimmie Rodgers to Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, with illuminating cross-referencing along the way.
Download or read book Definitive Country written by Barry McCloud and published by Perigee. This book was released on 1995 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers individual musicians, musical groups, songwriters, and others, and lists prize winners, hits, addresses, radio stations, and films
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Country Western Music written by Rick Marschall and published by Smithmark Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers biographical sketches with pictures of over 200 major figures in Country and Western music.
Download or read book The Country Music Encyclopedia written by Editors of Country Music Magazine and published by . This book was released on with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Comprehensive Country Music Encyclopedia written by Country Music Magazine (Périodique) and published by Crown. This book was released on 1994 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country music has come of age. It has a rich history in American culture, and its story is well told in this definitive encyclopedia, written with verve and insight by the editors of America's leading and most popular country music magazine. The background of all the major -- and minor -- performers in country music, their greatest hits, fascinating anecdotes about their childhoods, their rise to (or fall from) fame, the truth behind publicity releases and general rumor -- it's all here, from Roy Acuff and Billy Ray Cyrus to Patsy Cline and Reba McEntire. The Comprehensive Country Music Encyclopedia offers a fresh, absorbing portrait of country music from its folkloric origins to its present status as the popular music of choice for 42 percent of the adult population, according to industry estimates. Indeed, in the past decade, the country music audience has tripled. Between 1988 and 1990, sales of country records jumped 56 percent as sales of rock-'n'-roll records slumped 5 percent. Combining more than six hundred short descriptive entries with longer evaluative articles, the encyclopedia is informative, engaging, and a pleasure to read. The critical events and individuals that have shaped country music are all here in one indispensable volume. More than a reference book to be consulted simply for the dates or details of a particular artist's hits or career, the encyclopedia offers a virtual social history of country music. It distinguishes itself not only by the unassailable authority of its contributors -- the most knowledgeable and gifted writers in this field -- but by its in-depth portraits of country music's pioneers and contemporary stars. Individual entries are placedwithin a larger historical and musical context. Linking discrete facts, dates, and events through what amount to interpretive essays, The Comprehensive Country Music Encyclopedia presents the overarching themes and musical ideas that have animated the landscape of country music. An additional feature of the encyclopedia is the more than six hundred photographs, many rarely seen. These superb photographs convey the social and cultural spirit of the artists depicted. Together with the compelling text, the encyclopedia is certain to engage the curiosity, interests, and passions of every reader, and of every fan.
Download or read book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Fred Dellar and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1988-12 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on more than 450 stars of country music, with discographies for every performer.
Download or read book The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Alan Cackett and published by . This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Definitive Country written by Barry MacCloud and published by Perigee. This book was released on 1995 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers individual musicians, musical groups, songwriters, and others, and lists prize winners, hits, addresses, radio stations, and films
Download or read book The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues written by Colin Larkin and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virgin Encyclopaedia of the Blues is a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of the most classically simple, enduring and inspiring genre in the history of popular music. All entries have been created from the massive database of The Encyclopaedia of Popular Music, which has swiftly and firmly established itself as the undisputed champion of contemporary music reference books. Brand new research ensures that the 1000 entries are bang up-to-date and cover everyone - the musicians, bands, songwriters, producers and record labels - who has made a significant impact on the development of the blues. It brings together pioneers like Robert Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson, the influence of Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon on the blues boom of the 1960s, and the most recent blues resurgence featuring Keb'Mo, Larry Garner and Jonny Lang. As well as the giants of the blues, this encyclopaedia has the range and depth to include performers who flew the blues flag during fallow periods, the 1980s band Roomful of Blues for example, or acts like Paul Butterfield, Chicken Shack, Stevie Ray Vaughan, who took the music to a wider, whiter, audience. Some blues musicians, including John Lee Hooker and Taj Mahal, seem to last forever. Others simply defined the genre, like Lead Belly, Bessie Smith and Howlin' Wolf. Whomever you remember or want to know more about, each entry gives the essential elements - dates, career facts, discography and album ratings - as well as a sense of context, striking a balance between the extremes of the self-opinionated and the bland.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Arthur Butterfield and published by Popular Culture Ink. This book was released on 1985 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the development of country music from its beginnings in the Appalachian Mountains to the present and covers the men and women of country music.
Download or read book The New Country Music Encyclopedia written by Tad Richards and published by Fireside. This book was released on 1993 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive survey profiles more than two hundred country music stars of yesterday and today, providing information on musicians' lives and careers, individual musical styles, awards, favorite songs, influences, and contributions. Original.
