This second revised edition includes a new chapter that continues the story from 1985 to 2000
Since its first publication in 1968, Bill C. Malone's Country Music, U.S.A. has won universal acclaim as the definitive history of American country music. Starting with the music's folk roots in the rural South, it traces country music from the early days of radio to the beginning of the twenty-first century. This second revised edition includes an extensive new chapter that continues the story from 1985 to 2000, along with an annotated listing of books and recordings which came out during that time.
From reviews of the first edition:
"The most accurate, complete and serious study of country music ever published." - Nashville Tennessean
"It will stand as a basic source of reference [on] country music for many years to come - probably forever." - Stereo Review
"A splendid book . . . impressively documented, and . . . beautifully written." - Journal of Southern History
From reviews of the revised edition:
"[Malone] has done something that most readers thought was impossible and that is to actually improve what most of us thought was a perfect book." - Country Music News
"For almost two decades, Bill Malone's Country Music, U.S.A. has stood as the book in its field; this new edition secures that position. Scholars, music lovers, and general readers will all find it rewarding, whether for the first or second time." - Journal of the West
"A book to be read, re-read, and savored." - Southwest Review
"Originally published in 1968 Bill C. Malone's impressive book is the definitive history of
country music, praised by fans and academics alike. It was revised in 1985 and now comes
yet another version, bringing us bang up-to-date. . . . It's a wonderful source of information and
reference and should be on the bookshelf of everyone professing to be a real country
fan."--British Country Music Association Bulletin, February 2003
Content:
Preface; Introduction to the Revised Edition of 2002
1. The Folk Background before Commercialism
2. The Early Period of Commercial Hillbilly Music
3. The First Country Singing Star: Jimmie Rodgers
4. Country Music during the Depression
5. The Cowboy Image and the Growth of Western Music
6. The War Years: The National Expansion of Country Music
7. The Boom Period: The Emergence of a Big Business, 1946-1953
8. The Development of Country-Pop Music and the Nashville Sound
9. The Reinvigoration of Modern Country Music, 1960-1972
10. Bluegrass
11. Country Music, 1972-1984
12. Tradition and Change: Country Music, 1985-2002
Bibliographical Essays; Guide to Recordings; Index ; Index of Song Titles
Since its first publication in 1968, Bill C. Malone's Country Music, U.S.A. has won universal acclaim as the definitive history of American country music. Starting with the music's folk roots in the rural South, it traces country music from the early days of radio to the beginning of the twenty-first century. This second revised edition includes an extensive new chapter that continues the story from 1985 to 2000, along with an annotated listing of books and recordings which came out during that time.
From reviews of the first edition:
"The most accurate, complete and serious study of country music ever published." - Nashville Tennessean
"It will stand as a basic source of reference [on] country music for many years to come - probably forever." - Stereo Review
"A splendid book . . . impressively documented, and . . . beautifully written." - Journal of Southern History
From reviews of the revised edition:
"[Malone] has done something that most readers thought was impossible and that is to actually improve what most of us thought was a perfect book." - Country Music News
"For almost two decades, Bill Malone's Country Music, U.S.A. has stood as the book in its field; this new edition secures that position. Scholars, music lovers, and general readers will all find it rewarding, whether for the first or second time." - Journal of the West
"A book to be read, re-read, and savored." - Southwest Review
"Originally published in 1968 Bill C. Malone's impressive book is the definitive history of
country music, praised by fans and academics alike. It was revised in 1985 and now comes
yet another version, bringing us bang up-to-date. . . . It's a wonderful source of information and
reference and should be on the bookshelf of everyone professing to be a real country
fan."--British Country Music Association Bulletin, February 2003
Content:
Preface; Introduction to the Revised Edition of 2002
1. The Folk Background before Commercialism
2. The Early Period of Commercial Hillbilly Music
3. The First Country Singing Star: Jimmie Rodgers
4. Country Music during the Depression
5. The Cowboy Image and the Growth of Western Music
6. The War Years: The National Expansion of Country Music
7. The Boom Period: The Emergence of a Big Business, 1946-1953
8. The Development of Country-Pop Music and the Nashville Sound
9. The Reinvigoration of Modern Country Music, 1960-1972
10. Bluegrass
11. Country Music, 1972-1984
12. Tradition and Change: Country Music, 1985-2002
Bibliographical Essays; Guide to Recordings; Index ; Index of Song Titles