Now available in paper with a new afterward, Kentucky Country is a lively tour of the state's indigenous 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 others have called Kentucky home. Kentucky Country is the story of these stars and dozens more. It is also the story of many Kentucky musicians whose contributions have been little known or appreciated, and of those collectors, promoters, and entrepreneurs who have worked behind the scenes to bring Kentucky music to national attention.
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"What emerges is a much deeper understanding of how vital early commercial country music was in this area of Appalachia, serving both as a means of reinforcing local culture and tying it to the world outside the region, thanks to recordings and the broadcast media." -- 1998 Yearbook for Traditional Music
"This solid analysis and revealing anecdotes will be of great value to scholars, folklorists, and the general public." -- Come-All-Ye
"That a book as well executed as Kentucky Country exists is reason enough for country music fans to walk with their heads a little higher." -- Nashville Tennessean
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One afternoon in 1975 a woman from Bowling Green, Kentucky, brought an unusual document into the office of Charles Guthrie, a folklorist at Western Kentucky University. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
folk song festival, commercial country music, modern country music, country music history, string band music, mountain ballads, fiddling contests, banjo tunes, banjo style, barn dance, constant sorrow, traditional musicians, fiddle tunes, lonesome sound Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Renfro Valley, Grand Ole Opry, Bill Monroe, Bradley Kincaid, Pee Wee, Merle Travis, Grandpa Jones, Red Foley, Loretta Lynn, Lily May, Buell Kazee, World War, Doc Roberts, Molly O'Day, Coon Creek Girls, Cousin Emmy, Asa Martin, Dick Burnett, Jimmie Rodgers, John Lair, West Virginia, Aunt Molly, Jean Ritchie, Jean Thomas New!
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One afternoon in 1975 a woman from Bowling Green, Kentucky, brought an unusual document into the office of Charles Guthrie, a folklorist at Western Kentucky University. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
folk song festival, commercial country music, modern country music, country music history, string band music, mountain ballads, fiddling contests, banjo tunes, banjo style, barn dance, constant sorrow, traditional musicians, fiddle tunes, lonesome sound Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Renfro Valley, Grand Ole Opry, Bill Monroe, Bradley Kincaid, Pee Wee, Merle Travis, Grandpa Jones, Red Foley, Loretta Lynn, Lily May, Buell Kazee, World War, Doc Roberts, Molly O'Day, Coon Creek Girls, Cousin Emmy, Asa Martin, Dick Burnett, Jimmie Rodgers, John Lair, West Virginia, Aunt Molly, Jean Ritchie, Jean Thomas New!
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- Country Music by C. W. Smith on page 79, page 95, and page 192
- Folk-Songs of the Southern United States (Folk-Songs Du Midi Des Etats-Unis) by Josiah Henry Combs on page 10, and page 190
- Listen to the mocking-bird, by Stoddard King on page 122
- Illustrated History of Country Music by Country Music Magazine Editors on page 193
- Blacks, Whites, and Blues by Tony Russell on page 191
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- Music and the Making of a New South by Gavin James Campbell in Back Matter
- Bad Boy of Gospel Music: The Calvin Newton Story (American Made Music) by Russ Cheatham in Back Matter
- Faith and Meaning in the Southern Uplands by Loyal Jones in Back Matter
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