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The WBT Briarhoppers : eight decades of a bluegrass band made for radio / Tom Warlick and Lucy Warlick ; foreword by Robert Inman.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML421.B75 W37 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Warlick, Tom.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Briarhoppers (Musical group).
- Bluegrass musicians--United States--Biography.
- Bluegrass musicians.
- WBT (Radio station : Charlotte, N.C.).
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008]
- Summary:
- "This work tells the story of the WBT Briarhoppers, analyzing the band's history and its connection to the growth of American radio and radio advertising. It examines changes in culture and the group's contribution to country and bluegrass music. The work also discusses performers including the Tennessee Ramblers, The Johnson Family, and Bill and Charlie Monroe"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The 1920s : the big bang of country music
- The 1930s : Charles Crutchfield goes rabbit hunting
- The 1940s : the golden age of the WBT Briarhoppers
- The 1950s : Elvis who?
- The 1960s : this was a time for rock and roll
- The 1970s : the phoenix rises
- The 1980s : the Charlotte Country music story
- The 1990s : knockin' on heaven's door
- The 2000s : the WBT Briarhoppers at twilight.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203), discography (pages 175-186), and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786431441
- 078643144X
- OCLC:
- 153580982
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