Kentucky country : folk and country music of Kentucky / Charles K. Wolfe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolfe, Charles K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk music--Kentucky--History and criticism.

Folk music.

Country music--Kentucky--History and criticism.

Country music.

Bluegrass music--Kentucky--History and criticism.

Bluegrass music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A lively tour of the state's music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and honkey-tonk to through the Nashville Sound and beyond. Through personal interviews with many of the living legends of Kentucky music, Charles K. Wolfe illuminates a fascinating and important area of American culture. The list of country music stars who hail from Kentucky is a long and glittering one. Red Foley, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Tom T. Hall, the Judds, Dwight Yaokum, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, John Michael Montgomery, and Keith Whitely -- all these and many ot

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Echoes from a Lost World; 2. The New Minstrels; 3. The Radio Kids; 4. Take Me Back to Renfro Valley; Illustrations; 5. Bluegrass Picking; 6. Queens and Ramblers; 7. Kentucky Music, American Country; Afterword, 1980-1996; Sources and Further Reading; Selected Discography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813187495

0813187494

9780813108797

0813108799

9780813149608

0813149606

OCLC:

891420166