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Read [Charles K. Wolfe Book] ! Classic Country: Legends of Country Music Online ^ PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Classic Country: Legends of Country Music Profiles of fifty selected country legends Midwest Book Review Profiles of fifty selected country legends accompany dozens of rare photos in a presentation which charts the Monroe Brothers, Louvin Brothers, and those who paved the way for future country artists. From bluegrass artists to country vocalists, Classic Country provides fine documentation of many lesser-known but important figureheads.. "Pick a better researched book if you want the truth" according to Leesa Axley. not a fluff piece e

Classic Country: Legends of Country Music

Title : Classic Country: Legends of Country Music
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Rating : 4.69 (741 Votes)
Asin : 0415928265
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 256 Pages
Publish Date : 2013-09-04
Language : English

Profiles of fifty selected country legends Midwest Book Review Profiles of fifty selected country legends accompany dozens of rare photos in a presentation which charts the Monroe Brothers, Louvin Brothers, and those who paved the way for future country artists. From bluegrass artists to country vocalists, Classic Country provides fine documentation of many lesser-known but important figureheads.. "Pick a better researched book if you want the truth" according to Leesa Axley. not a fluff piece extolling the virtues of established artists who stepped on many to get to the top. As the granddaughter of that "textile worker" who had to sue Roy Acuff in order to make him stop claiming authorship of "I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray," (which he cleverly renamed "Wreck on the Highway"), I can tell you my grandfather never tried to ride on anyone's coattails, much less the likes of Acuff, who stepped on more than my grandfather in his climb to the top. Acuff and his lawyers succeeded in preventing my grandfather from obtaining the rights to his song until after its popu. Bill Morrison said Very Pleased. The book arrived in a timely manner, and was described accurately by the seller. I would certainly purchase other products from this vendor.

Now for the first time, country music authority Charles K. Wolfe gathers together his profiles of 50 legends of country music, including Bill Monroe, Lefty Frizzell, and Kitty Wells.

There's mullet historyAthat's the kind you tell to people from Minnesota who don't know what a banjo is. (Jan- runs through the history of country music." 47 photos. The book's first and last sections cover lesser-known details about stars like Kitty Wells and Roy Acuff. Compiled primarily from The Journal of the American Academy for the Preservation of Old-Time Country Music, a professional magazine, this sweeping collection falls somewhere between the latter two brands of histories as it profiles 50 artists whose work can be called classic. His sensitive, masterful essays elucidate the contribut

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