Linthead stomp : the creation of country music in the Piedmont South / Patrick Huber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huber, Patrick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country music--Piedmont (U.S. : Region)--History and criticism.

Country music.

Country music--Southern States--History and criticism.

Country musicians--Piedmont (U.S. : Region).

Country musicians.

Textile workers--Piedmont (U.S. : Region).

Textile workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contrary to popular belief, the roots of American country music do not lie solely on southern farms or in mountain hollows. Rather, much of this music recorded before World War II emerged from the bustling cities and towns of the Piedmont South. No group contributed more to the commercialization of early country music than southern factory workers. In Linthead Stomp, Patrick Huber explores the origins and development of this music in the Piedmont's mill villages. Huber offers vivid portraits of a colorful cast of Piedmont millhand musicians, including Fiddlin' John Carson, Char

Contents:

King of the mountaineer musicians : Fiddlin' John Carson

Rough and rowdy ways : Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers

Cain't make a living at a cotton mill : Dave McCarn

A blessing to people : the Dixon Brothers, Howard and Dorsey.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-392), discography (p. [393]-397), and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908828-5-1

979-88-9313-309-7

1-4696-2191-6

1-4696-0621-6

0-8078-8678-5

0-8078-8750-1

OCLC:

609844524