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Always been a rambler : G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter, country music pioneers of southern Appalachia / Josh Beckworth.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML421.G735 B43 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beckworth, Josh, 1983- author.
- Series:
- Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ; 45.
- Contributions to Southern Appalachian studies ; 45
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grayson and Whitter.
- Grayson, G. B. (Gilliam Banmon), 1887-1930.
- Grayson, G. B.
- Whitter, Henry, 1892-1941.
- Whitter, Henry.
- Country musicians--Appalachian Region, Southern--Biography.
- Country musicians.
- Old-time music--Appalachian Region, Southern--History and criticism.
- Old-time music.
- Southern Appalachian Region.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 226 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- "G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter were artists in early country music. Although the duo sold thousands of records during the 1920s, the details of their lives remain unknown. Featuring never before published photographs and interviews, this book chronicles the romantic intrigues and tragic deaths that marked their lives and explores the Southern Appalachian culture that shaped their music"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476667294
- 1476667292
- OCLC:
- 1000050649
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