This book highlights 50 of the most important entertainers in contemporary country music, providing a brief biography of each artist with special emphasis on ex

This book focuses on 50 of the most important entertainers in the history of country music, from its beginnings in the folk music of early America through the 1

Country music is the quintessential American music, with roots in the musical traditions of the earliest settlers and having grown up as an integral part of the

For a long time, country music has been popular as a way to sing about emotions, events, and people in ordinary life. Over the years, country music has changed,

A collection of essays, written in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry, that provides portraits of the personal lives and careers of n