Country music USA
By: Bill C. Malone & Tracey E.W. Laird
Contributors: Laird, Tracey E. W., author
Edition: Fiftieth anniversary edition.
Series: Brad and Michele Moore roots music series; Brad and Michele Moore roots music series
Published: 2018
Number of pages: 748
ISBN-13: 9781477315347; 9781477315354; 9781477315361; 9781477315378
Subjects: Country music; History and criticism
Description: Since its first publication in 1968, Bill C. Malone's Country Music USA has won universal acclaim as the definitive history of American country music. Starting with the music's folk roots in the rural South, it traces country music from the early days of radio into the twenty-first century. In this fiftieth-anniversary edition, Malone, the featured historian in Ken Burns's 2019 documentary on country music, has revised every chapter to offer new information and fresh insights. Coauthor Tracey Laird tracks developments in country music in the new millennium, exploring the relationship between the current music scene and the traditions from which it emerged.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.