The encyclopedia of country music : the ultimate guide to the music / compiled by the staff of the C...
The encyclopedia of country music : the ultimate guide to the music / compiled by the staff of the C...
The encyclopedia of country music : the ultimate guide to the music / compiled by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum ; edited by Paul Kingsbury with the assistance of Laura Garrard, Daniel Cooper, and John Rumble.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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TQ075714
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 634 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Emmylou Harris -- The Entries, A-Z -- The Look of Country: The Colorful History of Country Music Costuming / Holly George-Warren -- The Folk and Popular Roots of Country Music / Norm Cohen -- The Gospel Truth: Christianity and Country Music / Bill C. Malone -- Extra! Read All About It!: T...
BMI's Most Performed Country Song of the Year Awards -- Grand Ole Opry Members and the Dates They Joined the Show's Cast -- Country Music Hall of Fame Members and Their Years of Election -- Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame -- Grammy Awards Related to Country Music -- Country Music Association (CMA...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Nearly 1,300 complete and up-to-the-minute alphabetical entries put eight decades of country music at readers' fingertips, from the earliest '20s recordings of the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers to the '90s chart-topping albums of LeAnn Rimes and Garth Brooks. A field of 137 contributors provides a readable and reliable guide to the singers, song...
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Full title
The encyclopedia of country music : the ultimate guide to the music / compiled by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum ; edited by Paul Kingsbury with the assistance of Laura Garrard, Daniel Cooper, and John Rumble.
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Discography: p. [609]-614.
Includes bibliographical references.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF/NQ781.64203/2.
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TQ075714
Record Identifier
74VMyVPqWVaZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMyVPqWVaZ
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ISBN
0195116712
9780195116717
DDC
781.64203
MMS ID
991002062249702626
