This book focuses on 50 of the most important entertainers in the history of country music, from its beginnings in the folk music of early America through the 1970s. Divided into five distinct categories, it discusses the pioneers who brought mountain music to mass audiences; cowboys and radio stars who spread country music countrywide; honky-tonk and bluegrass musicians who differentiated country music during the 1940s; the major contributions that female artists made to the genre; and the modern country sound which dominated the genre from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. Each entry includes…mehr
This book focuses on 50 of the most important entertainers in the history of country music, from its beginnings in the folk music of early America through the 1970s. Divided into five distinct categories, it discusses the pioneers who brought mountain music to mass audiences; cowboys and radio stars who spread country music countrywide; honky-tonk and bluegrass musicians who differentiated country music during the 1940s; the major contributions that female artists made to the genre; and the modern country sound which dominated the genre from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. Each entry includes a brief biography of the chosen artist with special emphasis on experiences which influenced their musical careers. Covered musicians include Fiddlin' John Carson, Riley Puckett, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Sr., Dale Evans, June Carter Cash, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Dicaire is the author of numerous works about music history. He lives in Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction PART ONE: THE PIONEERS Fiddlin' John Carson (1868-1949): The Virginia Reeler Uncle Dave Macon (1870-1952): King of the Hillbillies Dr. Humphrey Bate (1875-1936): The Possum Hunter Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948): A Country Star Gid Tanner (1885-1960): The Skillet Licker A.P. Carter (1891-1960): Family Patriarch Charlie Poole (1892-1931): North Carolina Rambler E.V. "Pop" Stoneman (1893-1968): Country Patriarch Riley Puckett (1894-1946): Blind Ambition Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933): The Singing Brakeman PART TWO: COWBOYS AND RADIO STARS Ken Maynard (1895-1973): Wagon Master Roy Acuff (1903-1992): Wabash Cannonball Wilf Carter (1904-1996): Montana Slim Tex Ritter (1907-1974): Lone Star Cowboy Gene Autry (1907-1998): The Singing Cowboy Red Foley (1910-1968): The Mainstream Voice Roy Rogers (1911-1998): Happy Trails Forever Hank Snow (1914-1999): The Travelin' Canadian Merle Travis (1917-1983): The Individualist Eddy Arnold (1918-): The Tennessee Plowboy PART THREE: WESTERN SWING/BLUEGRASS/HONKY TONK Bob Wills (1905-1975): The Western Swing King Bill Monroe (1911-1996): The Bluegrass Rambler Ernest Tubb (1914-1984): The Texas Troubadour Lester Flatt (1914-1979): Flat Pickin' Hank Williams, Sr. (1923-1953): Life to Legend Earl Scruggs (1924-): Dueling Banjoist Hank Thompson (1925-): Texas Swing Ray Price (1926-): Cherokee Cowboy George Jones (1931-): Honky Tonk Texan PART FOUR: WOMEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC Sara Carter (1899-1979): Wildwood Flower Maybelle Carter (1909-1978): Country Matriarch Dale Evans (1912-2001): Queen of the Cowgirls Kitty Wells (1918-): Queen of Country Music Molly O'Day (1923-1987): A Defining Role June Carter Cash (1929-2003): A Song in Her Heart Patsy Cline (1932-1963): A Country Music Treasure Loretta Lynn (1934-): Coal Miner Heartbreak Wanda Jackson (1937-): Country Music Heart PART FIVE: OUTLAWS, REBELS AND SUPERSTARS Chet Atkins (1924-2001): The Superpicker Marty Robbins (1925-1982): The Country Chameleon Buck Owens (1929-2006): Baron of Bakersfield Johnny Cash (1932-2003): The Man in Black Charlie Rich (1932-1995): The Silver Fox Glen Campbell (1936-): Rhinestone Cowboy Roy Clark (1933-): Lightning Fingers Willie Nelson (1933-): Austin Outlaw Conway Twitty (1933-1993): Uncrowned King Waylon Jennings (1937-2002): Ladies Love Outlaws Merle Haggard (1937-): Lonesome Fugitive Kenny Rogers (1938-): The Gambler Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction PART ONE: THE PIONEERS Fiddlin' John Carson (1868-1949): The Virginia Reeler Uncle Dave Macon (1870-1952): King of the Hillbillies Dr. Humphrey Bate (1875-1936): The Possum Hunter Vernon Dalhart (1883-1948): A Country Star Gid Tanner (1885-1960): The Skillet Licker A.P. Carter (1891-1960): Family Patriarch Charlie Poole (1892-1931): North Carolina Rambler E.V. "Pop" Stoneman (1893-1968): Country Patriarch Riley Puckett (1894-1946): Blind Ambition Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933): The Singing Brakeman PART TWO: COWBOYS AND RADIO STARS Ken Maynard (1895-1973): Wagon Master Roy Acuff (1903-1992): Wabash Cannonball Wilf Carter (1904-1996): Montana Slim Tex Ritter (1907-1974): Lone Star Cowboy Gene Autry (1907-1998): The Singing Cowboy Red Foley (1910-1968): The Mainstream Voice Roy Rogers (1911-1998): Happy Trails Forever Hank Snow (1914-1999): The Travelin' Canadian Merle Travis (1917-1983): The Individualist Eddy Arnold (1918-): The Tennessee Plowboy PART THREE: WESTERN SWING/BLUEGRASS/HONKY TONK Bob Wills (1905-1975): The Western Swing King Bill Monroe (1911-1996): The Bluegrass Rambler Ernest Tubb (1914-1984): The Texas Troubadour Lester Flatt (1914-1979): Flat Pickin' Hank Williams, Sr. (1923-1953): Life to Legend Earl Scruggs (1924-): Dueling Banjoist Hank Thompson (1925-): Texas Swing Ray Price (1926-): Cherokee Cowboy George Jones (1931-): Honky Tonk Texan PART FOUR: WOMEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC Sara Carter (1899-1979): Wildwood Flower Maybelle Carter (1909-1978): Country Matriarch Dale Evans (1912-2001): Queen of the Cowgirls Kitty Wells (1918-): Queen of Country Music Molly O'Day (1923-1987): A Defining Role June Carter Cash (1929-2003): A Song in Her Heart Patsy Cline (1932-1963): A Country Music Treasure Loretta Lynn (1934-): Coal Miner Heartbreak Wanda Jackson (1937-): Country Music Heart PART FIVE: OUTLAWS, REBELS AND SUPERSTARS Chet Atkins (1924-2001): The Superpicker Marty Robbins (1925-1982): The Country Chameleon Buck Owens (1929-2006): Baron of Bakersfield Johnny Cash (1932-2003): The Man in Black Charlie Rich (1932-1995): The Silver Fox Glen Campbell (1936-): Rhinestone Cowboy Roy Clark (1933-): Lightning Fingers Willie Nelson (1933-): Austin Outlaw Conway Twitty (1933-1993): Uncrowned King Waylon Jennings (1937-2002): Ladies Love Outlaws Merle Haggard (1937-): Lonesome Fugitive Kenny Rogers (1938-): The Gambler Bibliography Index
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