| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 371 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Nashville cats: Notes on paper napkins: Harlan Howard ; Taking out the twang: Chet Atkins -- pt. 2. Deep country: Three women: Sara Carter, Kitty Wells, and Patsy Cline -- pt. 3. Bluegrass: Full of beans: Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley ; Three fast fingers: Earl Scruggs -- pt. 4. That old-time country: Hell's half-acre: the Louvin Brothers ; Just one of the people: Doc Watson -- pt. 5. Two real country stars: Fade to black: Johnny Cash ; Just put that sad back in the bottle: George Jones -- pt. 6. West Coast sound: Still kicking: Sister Rose Maddox ; Honky-tonk man: Buck Owens ; Going to get a sandwich: Merle Haggard and Iris DeMent -- pt. 7. Taking it forward: Convert: Emmylou Harris ; Lubbock or leave it: Jimmie Dale Gilmore and the Flatlanders. |
| Subject |
Country music -- History and criticism.
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Country music. |
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Country musicians -- United States.
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Country musicians. |
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United States. |
| ISBN |
067941567X |
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