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Classic country : legends of country music / Charles K. Wolfe.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML385 .W64 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolfe, Charles K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Country musicians--United States--Biography.
- Country musicians.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 318 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2001.
- Summary:
- Long before Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, and The Dixie Chicks, the original pioneers of country music--The Carter Family, Vernon Dalhart, The Monroe Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, and others--paved the way for future country artists, influencing musicians for generations to come. Now for the first time, country music authority
- Charles K. Wolfe gathers together his profiles of 50 legends of country music. Classic Country includes such Hall of Famers as the father of bluegrass Bill Monroe, honky tonker Lefty Frizzell, and queen of country music Kitty Wells, as well as lesser-known but equally important artists like DeFord Bailey, the first African-American member of the Grand Ole Opry, the mysterious Seven Foot Dilly, and the reclusive songwriter Arthur Q. Smith. Wolfe also offers portraits of recent artists who perform in the classic country style, such as Doc Watson, The Freight Hoppers, and Hazel and Alice.
- Much more than a collection of mini-biographies, this engaging collection also provides unique insights into the history of the recording and broadcast industry that are sure to fascinate not only fans and scholars of country and bluegrass music, but anyone interested in the roots of American popular music.
- Contents:
- I. From the Hall of Fame 1
- The Carter Family 2
- Roy Acuff 19
- Lefty Frizzell 27
- Grandpa Jones 33
- Pee Wee King 38
- Bill Monroe 44
- Hank Snow 50
- Kitty Wells 56
- II. From the Victrola 63
- Fiddlin' John Carson 64
- Vernon Dalhart 70
- Riley Puckett 76
- Charlie Poole 82
- The Georgia Yellow Hammers 85
- Darby and Tarlton 89
- III. From the Airwaves 93
- Lew Childre 94
- The Blue Sky Boys 97
- Brown's Ferry Four 103
- Cousin Emmy 106
- The Monroe Brothers 109
- Wayne Raney 114
- Karl and Harty 117
- Bradley Kincaid 125
- IV. From the Shadows: Unsung Heroes 129
- Tommy Magness 130
- Arthur Q. Smith 143
- Zeke and Zeb Turner 146
- Johnny Barfield 152
- The Rouse Brothers 155
- Seven Foot Dilly 165
- The Jordanaires 175
- DeFord Bailey 178
- Emmett Miller 182
- Tommy Jackson 185
- Jimmie Riddle 188
- V. From the Stage: Classic Country 193
- Curly Fox and Texas Ruby 194
- The Delmore Brothers 197
- Don Gibson 203
- The Louvin Brothers 215
- The Statler Brothers 221
- Martha Carson 236
- The Carlisles 239
- Albert E. Brumley 243
- Stringbean 247
- VI. From the West 257
- Girls of the Golden West 258
- Billie Maxwell 261
- Red River Dave 265
- Skeets McDonald 268
- VII. New Fogies 273
- Hazel and Alice 274
- Doc Watson 279
- Roy Harper 285
- The Freight Hoppers 294.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0415928265
- 0415928273
- OCLC:
- 44313489
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