Country Music, U. S. A.

Abstract

Preface Introduction to the Revised Edition of 2002 1. The Folk Background before Commercialism 2. The Early Period of Commercial Hillbilly Music 3. The First Country Singing Star: Jimmie Rodgers 4. Country Music during the Depression 5. The Cowboy Image and the Growth of Western Music 6. The War Years: The National Expansion of Country Music 7. The Boom Period: The Emergence of a Big Business, 1946-1953 8. The Development of Country-Pop Music and the Nashville Sound 9. The Reinvigoration of Modern Country Music, 1960-1972 10. Bluegrass 11. Country Music, 1972-1984 12. Tradition and Change: Country Music, 1985-2002 Bibliographical Essays Guide to Recordings Index Index of Song Titles

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