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• My Black Country

  a Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present and Future

  Randall, Alice, 1959-

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  "It was at the age of three, sitting in the front seat of her father's car, that Alice Randall began to write her first country song: "Daddy, don't go in that B-A-R." To Randall, country music is a beating heart, shared communally with her family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Country Music

  Duncan, Dayton,

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  The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Willie, Waylon, and the Boys

  How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever

  Fairbanks, Brian, 1981-

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  "On February 2, 1959, Waylon Jennings, bassist for his best friend, rock star Buddy Holly, gave up his seat on a charter flight. Jennings joked that he hoped the plane would crash. When it did, killing all aboard, on 'the Day the Music Died,' he was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Country and Midwestern

  Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival

  Guarino, Mark,

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  "Chicago is recognized around the world for its place in the history of jazz, gospel, and the blues. Far less known is the surprisingly important role Chicago played in country music and the folk revival. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and deep…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Highways and Heartaches

  How Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and Children of the New South Saved the Soul of Country Music

  Streissguth, Michael,

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  "In a dim clearing off a county road in Kentucky sits a sagging outdoor stage buried in moss and dead leaves. It used to be the centerpiece of carnival-like Sunday afternoons where local guitarists, fiddlers and mandolin players hammered out old…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• She Come by It Natural

  Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs

  Smarsh, Sarah,

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  Explores how the music of Dolly Parton and other prominent women country artists has both reflected and validated the harsh realities of rural working-class American women. Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Smarsh witnessed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Me & Patsy, Kickin' Up Dust

  My Friendship With Patsy Cline

  Lynn, Loretta,

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  "Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust shares the 'important and inspiring' (Miranda Lambert) never-before-told complete story of the remarkable relationship between country music icons Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Loretta Lynn and the late Patsy Cline are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Country

  Bluegrass, Honky-tonk, and Crossover Sounds

  Sachs, Lloyd

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  Presents a history of country music in the United States, profiles the genre's most notable past and present stars, and features must-have song and album suggestions.

• OUTLAW

  Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville

  Streissguth, Michael,

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  "A definitive look at the outlaw country music movement, TO BEAT THE DEVIL follows the stories of three legendary icons - Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson - as they redefined country music in the late '60s and early '70s, set…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Good-natured Riot

  the Birth of the Grand Ole Opry

  Wolfe, Charles K.

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  This volume is a study of the Grand Ole Opry from its beginning to 1940. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of the genre since 1925. This detailed history and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation