The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Country Music by Bob Allen (English) Hardcover B

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Country Music by Bob Allen This guide looks at the key recordings in ten major areas of country music, selecting a main library of 100 discs. In addition, over 300 supplementary albums are listed and described. Crossover artists (who adapted their styles to the pop audience) are also discussed. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description RECORDED COUNTRY MUSIC The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Country MusicThis is the definitive guide to selecting the finest recordings in country music. Artists such as Garth Brooks and Billy Ray Cyrus outsell established pop and rock giants in the United States, and they are becoming increasingly popular in Europe. Yet this very popularity means that it is now more difficult to define just what country music is.The Guide looks at the key recordings in ten major areas of the music, selecting a main library of 100 discs — the majority of them currently available CDs, but with a few harder-to-find specialist items — that should form the core of any country collection. In addition, over 300 supplementary albums are listed and described, enriching the coverage of each style. Crossover artists are discussed (who adapted their styles to the vast pop audience), as are many of the other musicians who can make this vast and relatively uncharted area of music confusing for the first-time buyer and aficionado alike. The Guide alleviates confusion, and charts a clear course through the mass of releases that form the country catalog, past and present.The Blackwell Guides are short reference books intended to bring specialist help and guidance to those building a library of recordings. Written and edited by the worlds leading authorities, they can be relied upon for balanced and comprehensive information.Contributors: Bob Allen, Tom Gilmore, Frank and Marty Godbey, Geoffrey Nimes, Pete Loesch, Nick Tosches, Charles Wolfe, Laurence J. Zwisohn.Other titles in the Blackwell Guides seriesThe Blackwell Guide to Recorded Blues edited by Paul OliverThe Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz edited by Barry Kernfeld The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record Kurt GänzlThe Blackwell Guide to Soul Recordings edited by Robert PruterForthcoming titleThe Blackwell Guide to Contemporary Composition on Record Brian Morton Author Biography Bob Allen is editor-at-large for Country Music Magazine. His articles on country music have appeared in Esquire, Playboy, The Washington Post, The Saturday Evening Post, The Atlanta Journal, and the Baltimore Sun. He is the author of the 1984 biography George Jones: Saga of an American Singer. He lives on a farm in rural Maryland with his two dogs, one cat, two pigs, and several dozen chickens. Table of Contents 1. The Early Years (Charles Wolfe) 2. Honky Tonk (Nick Tosches) 3. Regional Music: Cajun, Western Swing and the Bakersfield Sound (Geoffrey Himes) 4. Western Music and Songs of the Cowboys (Laurence J. Zwisohn) 5. Bluegrass (Frank and Marty Godbey) 6. The 1950s and 1960s (Bob Allen) 7. The 1970s (Bob Allen) 8. Alternative Country (Geoffrey Himes) 9. Irish Country (Tom Gilmore) 10.The 1980s and Beyond (Bob Allen). Details ISBN0631191062 Author Bob Allen Short Title BLACKWELL GT RECORDED COUNTRY Series Blackwell Reference Language English ISBN-10 0631191062 ISBN-13 9780631191063 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1994 Edited by Bob Allen Illustrations further reading, index DOI 10.1604/9780631191063 UK Release Date 1994-06-20 AU Release Date 1994-06-20 NZ Release Date 1994-06-20 US Release Date 1994-06-20 Pages 424 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Publication Date 1994-06-20 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken DEWEY 016.781642026 Audience General Country of Publication United Kingdom We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:12997385;

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