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Book SynopsisDiscovering Country Music chronicles the incredible evolution of country music in America - from the fiddle to the pop charts - and provides an insightful account of the reasons and motives that have determined its various transformations and offshoots over the years.
Trade Review…this is a history of country music that shows how business aspects have decisively molded the genre. Cusic,…presents many valuable facts and insights only an insider would have… Including some footnotes and an extensive bibliography, this accessible title will be useful for students and fans of the music business and the history of country and popular music. Readers will be amazed to realize how much influence money and technology have had on country music… Recommended. All readers, all levels. * Choice *
Table of Contents1: COUNTRY MUSIC: WHAT IS IT? 2: EARLY COUNTRY MUSIC 3: ON RADIO & THE IN THE MOVIES 4: COUNTRY MUSIC IN THE 40s 5: COUNTRY MUSIC IN THE 50s 6: POLITICS AND COUNTRY MUSIC 7: COUNTRY MUSIC & THE NATIONAL MEDIA 8: COUNTRY MUSIC IN THE 60s AND 70s 9: THE 80s AND 90s 10: COUNTRY RADIO 11: INTERNATIONAL 12: POLITICS AND RELIGION 13: THE 21ST CENTURY 14: THE ROAD AHEAD Notes Bibliography
