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A lively tour of the state's music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and honkey-tonk to through the Nashville Sound and beyond. Through personal interviews with many of the living legends of Kentucky music, Charles K. Wolfe illuminates a fascina...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolfe, Charles K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Folk music.
Country music.
Bluegrass music.
MUSIC > Religious > General.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Bluegrass music > Kentucky > History and criticism.
Country music > Kentucky > History and criticism.
Folk music > Kentucky > History and criticism.
Kentucky.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A lively tour of the state's music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and honkey-tonk to through the Nashville Sound and beyond. Through personal interviews with many of the living legends of Kentucky music, Charles K. Wolfe illuminates a fascinating and important area of American culture. The list of country music stars who hail from Kentucky is a long and glittering one. Red Foley, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Tom T. Hall, the Judds, Dwight Yaokum, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky Skaggs, John Michael Montgomery, and Keith Whitely -- all these and many ot.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780813149608

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