Birch Lane Pr, September 1994. Hardcover. In his tumultuous lifetime, King of Country Music George Jones has been two men running in opposite directions. With top hits including "He Stopped Loving Her Today, " "Window Up Above, " and "She Thinks I Still Care, " he is the only country..... More
Univ Tennessee Press, June 2002. Trade Paperback. In the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Virginia-North Carolina border, an extraordinarily rich musical heritage survives and flourishes. Even before the legendary Bill Monroe coined the term "bluegrass" in the mid-1950s, the traditional music of this area was coming into its own as..... More
University Press of Mississippi, 2010. Trade Paperback. Collected correspondence from arguably the most important folklorist of the twentieth century Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was one of the most stimulating and influential cultural workers of the twentieth century. He began working for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of..... More
Hachette Books, January 2022. Hardcover. The definitive biography of country legend Merle Haggard by the New York Times bestselling biographer of Clint Eastwood, Cary Grant, The Eagles, and more. Merle Haggard was one of the most important country music musicians who ever lived. His astonishing musical career stretched across the..... More
Basic Books, December 2021. Hardcover. A leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time Johnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level, bass-baritone voice and somber demeanor, and for huge hits like "Ring of Fire" and "I Walk the Line." But..... More
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University of Texas Press, June 2018. Paper Back. This summer, No Depression will dig into topics of immigration and migration in roots music. Stories will delve into the ways songs spread across borders and profiles on the songwriters who undertake those journeys. The issue will also highlight means of transportation..... More
Plume, September 1983. Trade Paperback. First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over--not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar..... More
Five Ties Publishing, July 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. During his fifty-year career, Leigh Wiener photographed every US president from Truman to Reagan, Hollywood legends from Marilyn to Marlon, musicians from Miles to Sinatra, and scores of writers, athletes, politicians, and industry titans. Among Wiener s most unforgettable images are a...... More
February 2004. Trade Paperback. The first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music. Meticulously researched and lovingly written, it is a look at a world and a culture that, rather than..... More
October 2021. Limited. Hardcover. An exclusive edition of Dolly Parton’s Songteller, featuring a pink 45 record with two never-before-heard songs. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend. As told by Dolly Parton..... More
Everthemore Books, September 2005. Trade Paperback. More
Viking Adult, August 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. A candid and moving memoir from the critically acclaimed singer and songwriter For thirty years as a musician, Rosanne Cash has enjoyed both critical and commercial success, releasing a series of albums that are as notable for their lyrical intelligence as for their..... More
Scribner, September 2021. Paper Back. In this Time Top 100 Book of the Year, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland "analyzes how Dolly Parton's songs--and success--have embodied feminism for working-class women" (People). Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Sarah Smarsh..... More
Beacon Press, October 2021. Paper Back. Dismantles the Woody Guthrie we have been taught--the rough-and-ready rambling' man--to reveal an artist who discovered how intimacy is crucial for political struggle Woody Guthrie is often mythologized as the classic American "rambling' man," a real-life Steinbeckian folk hero who fought for working-class interests..... More
Rough Guides, August 2000. Trade Paperback. A handbook to one of America's richest and most firmly-rooted music traditions, this guide covers every phase of the music, from western swing and bluegrass to the alternative country sound of the 1990s. More
