ISBN:
9780813149608
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (247 Seiten)
DDC:
781.7769
Keywords:
Countrymusic
;
Volksmusik
;
Folk music
;
Geschichte
;
Kentucky
Abstract:
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...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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