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Un género esencial para entender la evolución de la música norteamericana hasta nuestros días.
Partiendo de los padres del country rock y de cada uno de sus subgéneros Eduardo Izquierdo ha tratado de trazar en estas páginas el mapa sonoro esencial para entender la evolución de la música norteamericana del siglo XX.
El género recoge conceptos del pop y del rock en sus bases instrumentales a los que les añade temáticas propiamente country,...
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Laser Media
Pub. Date
[2014?].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (41 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches.
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English
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Musical documentary on singer, writer, poet, and guitarist Johnny Cash featuring interviews, stories, rare footage, and television footage.
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Melcher Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
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Limited first edition.
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240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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English
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Part 1: The First Five Years, looks at Brooks' meteoric rise to superstardom from 1989-1993 in his own words, as he tells the stories behind creating, recording and promoting his first five albums for Capitol Nashville. His memories are supplemented by others who were there, including the songwriters, musicians, and Brooks' longtime manager, Bob Doyle. The book also includes more than 150 never-before-seen photos, tracking sheets, session charts,...
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Explores how the music of Dolly Parton and other prominent women country artists has both reflected and validated the harsh realities of rural working-class American women.
Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Smarsh witnessed firsthand the vulnerabilities and strengths of women in working poverty. Meanwhile, country songs by female artists played in the background, telling powerful stories about life, men, hard times, and...
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Growing up poor in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, with a young, addicted mom, Bobby Estell fell in love with country music. Abandoned by his father at the age of five, Bobby saw the radio as his way out--a dream that came true in college when he went on air at the Henderson State University campus station broadcasting as Bobby Bones, while simultaneously starting The Bobby Bones Show at 105.9 KLAZ. Bobby's passions were pop, country music, and comedy, and...
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University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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xv, 286 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Dolly Parton's success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first, and with good reason. Parton's compositions like "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" have become American standards with an impact far beyond country music. Lydia R. Hamessley's expert analysis and Parton's characteristically straightforward input inform this comprehensive look at the process,...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
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xv, 533 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 29 cm
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English
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The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019.
Country music emerged from the American South, where people sang to themselves and to their families at home and in church, and where they danced to fiddle tunes on Saturday nights. With the birth of...
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PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
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4 videodiscs (approximately 8 hours) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, meet the unforgettable characters and storytellers who made it 'America's Music.' Viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music....
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PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 8 hours) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, meet the unforgettable characters and storytellers who made it 'America's Music.' Viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music....
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Black Privilege Publishing/Atria
Pub. Date
2024.
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First Black Privilege Publishing/Atria Books hardcover edition.
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English
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"Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author with a "lively, engaging, and often wise" (The New York Times Book Review) voice, offers a lyrical, introspective, and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the first family ofBlack country music. Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite...
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