When "hillbilly" music came into contact with the music of African Americans, the roots of country music had firmly taken hold. Following country's rise from a folk oddity to its position today as one of the world's most popular musical formats, Roots of Country tells the history of country music through the dramatic stories of the men and women whose talents brought the music to life.The Book
144-page hardcover book , illustrated with 175 full-color and black-and-white photographs, detailing the history of country music and its sensational performers in a series of essays and biographies by veteran country music journalists.
The Music
Four digitally remastered compact discs packed with sixty legendary country recordings, representing every generation of musicians.
The Sessionography
Sixteen pages of session notes , illustrated with two-color photographs, with recording information , commercial information , and musical analysis and historical context of songs.
Language
English
Pages
144
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
Release
October 01, 1996
ISBN
156799380X
ISBN 13
9781567993806
Roots of Country: The Story of Country Music [With 16 Page Session NotesWith 4 CD's]
When "hillbilly" music came into contact with the music of African Americans, the roots of country music had firmly taken hold. Following country's rise from a folk oddity to its position today as one of the world's most popular musical formats, Roots of Country tells the history of country music through the dramatic stories of the men and women whose talents brought the music to life.The Book
144-page hardcover book , illustrated with 175 full-color and black-and-white photographs, detailing the history of country music and its sensational performers in a series of essays and biographies by veteran country music journalists.
The Music
Four digitally remastered compact discs packed with sixty legendary country recordings, representing every generation of musicians.
The Sessionography
Sixteen pages of session notes , illustrated with two-color photographs, with recording information , commercial information , and musical analysis and historical context of songs.