Will the Circle be Unbroken Country Music in America

by Nash, Alanna; Kingsbury, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780756623524
• ISBN10: 0756623529
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-04
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

Charting the history of country music from its folk beginnings to the billion-dollar business it is today, this comprehensive guide will delight fans, collectors, and those just discovering America's music. Foreword by Willie Nelson. Essays by Roseanne Cash and Mary Chapin Carpenter, among others. Published in cooperation with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. (Country Music)

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Prologue: Unbroken Circle	p. 8
Turkey in the Straw: The Roots of Commercial Country Music	p. 12
Red Hot and Rarin' to Go: The Commercial Beginnings, 1922-1930	p. 42
No Depression in Heaven: Country Music in the 1930s	p. 70
Happy Trails: The Rise (and Renaissance) of Cowboy Music	p. 98
Country Music on the March: The World War II Years	p. 126
Country Goes to Town: The Emergence of an Industry, 1946-1954	p. 152
Rocky Road Blues: Bluegrass Music's Up and Down Journey	p. 186
All Shook Up: The Rock Revolution and the Nashville Sound	p. 214
When Two Worlds Collide: Country Music in the 1960s	p. 242
Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way?: Country Music 1972-1982	p. 270
Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days: Tradition and Change in the 1980s	p. 296
Pocketful of Gold: Country Music in the Age of Plenty	p. 320
Afterword	p. 350
Contributors	p. 351
Glossary	p. 352
Index	p. 354
Acknowledgments and Picture Credits	p. 360
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