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[Richard A. Peterson] ✓ So Lonesome: Hank Williams and the Creation of Country Music (Chicago Shorts) ↠ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. So Lonesome: Hank Williams and the Creation of Country Music (Chicago Shorts) More than just a history of the music and one of its most celebrated performers, So Lonesome explores what it means to live an authentic life within the confines of marketing popular culture.. Peterson captures the free-wheeling entrepreneurial spirit of an era gone by, when the Grand Ole Opry put Nashville’s star on the map, while detailing how Williams came to fame and helped launch country music both during his life and after his death. In So Lonesome, Richard A. Hank Will
| Title | : | So Lonesome: Hank Williams and the Creation of Country Music (Chicago Shorts) |
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00H22G4OA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-23 |
| Language | : | English |
Tungsten Hippo said A good read for the casually curious. Maybe there are longer, more thorough books about Hank Williams, as the first reviewer notes. But I was certainly never going to read them. I head enough Hank Williams growing up to be curious about his story, and this book statisfied that curiosity. It also placed Williams and his music in a larger context, which adds a level to the music that I certainly didn't appreciate before reading this book.. too short Denis J. Kirkaldy Peterson is a scholar whose insights are excellent. But this book is far too brief. There are numerous good books about Hank Williams and this does not add much to what is already there.
More than just a history of the music and one of its most celebrated performers, So Lonesome explores what it means to live an authentic life within the confines of marketing popular culture.. Peterson captures the free-wheeling entrepreneurial spirit of an era gone by, when the Grand Ole Opry put Nashville’s star on the map, while detailing how Williams came to fame and helped launch country music both during his life and after his death. In So Lonesome, Richard A. Hank Williams (1923–53) was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as the most important country music artist of all time, creator of an unforgettable sound and persona that helped
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