| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 371 p. : ill., 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 musicians.
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| ISBN |
067941567X |
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