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Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary de Richard Carlin

Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary

Autor Richard Carlin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 dec 2014
This illustrated A-Z guide covers more than 700 country music artists, groups, and bands. Articles also cover specific genres within country music as well as instruments used. Written in a lively, engaging style, the entries not only outline the careers of country music's greatest artists, they provide an understanding of the artist's importance or failings, and a feeling for his or her style. Select discographies are provided at the end of each entry, while a bibliography and indexes by instrument, musical style, genre, and song title round out the work.

For a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary website.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415866859
ISBN-10: 0415866855
Pagini: 540
Ilustrații: 75 colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 210 x 280 x 27 mm
Greutate: 1.16 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Recenzii

"This spirited look at country music is recommended for large music collections as well as for any library serving fans of the genre." -- Booklist/RBB
"High remarks for inclusiveness... Included here are more than 700 insightful, alphabetical entries on some of the major subgenres of country music as well as informative and entertaining biographical sketches... Recommended especially for school and public libraries looking for a current, not-too-scholarly, single-volume biographical reference." -- Library Journal
"Will serve any country fan well." -- Lawrence Looks at Books, Gale Reference Reviews
"A very readable biography... Most welcome." -- Country Standard Time
"Carlin generally succeeds in creating 'feels' for the music or the personalities, and sometimes both." -- Tracey E.W. Laird, "Notes" Dec. 2003
'High remarks for inclusiveness ... Included here are more than 700 insightful, alphabetical entries on some of the major subgenres of country music as well as informative and entertaining biographical sketches ... Recommended especially for school and public libraries looking for a current, not-too-scholarly, single-volume biographical reference.' - Library Journal

Cuprins

Entries include: Alabama * Allen, Rosalie * Area Code 615 * Armstrong Twins * Baker, Kenny * Banjo, 5-string * Beverly Hills Billies * Bluegrass Music * Brooks, Garth * Buffalo Gals, The * Carlin, Bob * Clement, Cowboy Jack * Country Gazette * Delmore Brothers * Dillards, The * Evans, Sara * Friedman, Kinky * Glaser Brothers * Griffin, Rex * Harris, Emmylou * Honky Tonk Music * Keith, Bill * Kristofferson, Kris * Lulu Belle and Scotty * McCall, C.W. * Minstrel/Traveling Shows * Nashville Sound, The * Nitty Gritty Dirt Band * Parton, Dolly * Pierce, Webb * Rube/Hillbilly Humor * Shelton Brothers * Smith, Connie * Truck Driving Songs * Watson, Doc * Womack, Lee Ann * and many more.

Descriere

This illustrated A–Z guide covers more than 700 country music artists, groups and bands. Articles also cover specific genres within country music as well as instruments used. Written in a lively, engaging style, the entries not only outline the careers of country music's greatest artists, they provide an understanding of the artist's importance or failings, and a feeling for his or her style. Select discographies are provided at the end of each entry, while a bibliography and indexes by instrument, musical style, genre, and song title round out the work.

Notă biografică

Richard Carlin is the Grammy Award-winning author of numerous books on popular music, including The Big Book of Country (1995) and Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways (2008). He is also an executive editor of art, art history, and music at Oxford University Press.