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Country music : an illustrated history / by Dayton Duncan ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns.
The rich and colourful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century. 'Country Music' is based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525520542 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xv, 533 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Country music > History and criticism. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Lakeshore Branch | 781.64209 Dun | 31681010168144 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Country music emerged from 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. Butabove all, it is the story of the musicians: Hank Williams's tragic honky tonk life; Dolly Parton rising to fame from a dirt-poor childhood; Loretta Lynn turning her experiences into songs that spoke to women everywhere, and many more -- adapted from jacket - Baker & Taylor
The creators of The National Parks present a richly illustrated, anecdotal companion to the 2019 PBS series honoring Americaâs most popular music and the artists who shaped 20th-century history and culture. TV tie-in. - Baker & Taylor
The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019. - Random House, Inc.
A gorgeously illustrated and hugely entertaining story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the twentieth centuryâbased on the eight-part film series.
This fascinating 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.
