Traces the history of country music from its roots in the ballads of Elizabethan England to the rise of the Nashville sound and pays tribute to such performers as Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, and Dolly Parton
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ntry music began with a fiddle and the human voice. With the sophistication of recording technology and the techniques of modern merchandising, country music has become a billion-dollar industry. This up-to-date history traces the development of the genre from the Carter Family to Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks. A treasure trove for every country music fan. Photos.
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0385116012
- ISBN 13 9780385116015
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages359
- EditorCarr Patrick