Country music : a cultural and stylistic history /
Neal, Jocelyn R.,1973-
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. The early years (1920s and 1930s) -- The birth of country music -- The big bang of country music -- Innovation and change -- II: World War II and after: nationalism and country music (1940s and 1950s) -- Honky-Tonk heyday -- The birth of bluegrass -- Rockabilly and teen romance -- III. The big business of country music (1960s and 1970s) -- The Nashville sound and musical innovation -- California country and country rock -- Traditionalists and classic country -- IV. Expansion: from country to rock and pop and back again (1970s and 1980s) -- Outlaw country and southern rock rebellion -- Urban cowboys, countrypolitan, and the Reagan Era -- Neotraditionalists and remaking the past -- V: Country music in popular culture (1990s and 2000s) -- The commercial country explosion -- Alternative country and roots revival -- Into the present.
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Country musicians.
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