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A People and Their Music: The Story Behind the Story of Country Music
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A People and Their Music: The Story Behind the Story of Country Music Paperback - 2000

by John Rice Irwin

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The story behind the story of American country music goes back to Appalachian roots and the people who sang for local audiences and early radios in the early 20th century. No matter what you call the songs now--country, folk, traditional, old-time, hillbilly, and bluegrass--it is the music of a special breed of talented people who were part of one of the most interesting musical and entertainment stories in America's history. In their own words and those of family members, these tales relate the hard work, luck, and do-it-yourself independence of the pioneers of this music. Some became household names while others were important but remained almost totally unknown to the general public. Here you meet the Carter family, Jack Jackson, Bob Douglas, Grandpa Jones, Bashful Brother Oswald, Mac Wiseman, Earl Scruggs, Raymond Fairchild, and other greats of the field. Their touching personal stories and 190 photographs showing the artists with their instruments, families, and audiences, bring this musical heritage to life for modern listeners.

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  • Title A People and Their Music: The Story Behind the Story of Country Music
  • Author John Rice Irwin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition.
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Publication date January 1, 2000
  • ISBN 9780764309427 / 0764309420
  • Weight 2.86 lbs (1.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.97 x 8.46 x 0.73 in (27.86 x 21.49 x 1.85 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Country/Cowboy
  • Category Music/Songbooks
  • Library of Congress subjects Country musicians - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99049661
  • Dewey Decimal Code 781.642

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  • Library Journal, 07/01/2000, Page 96

About the author

John Rice Irwin is the founder of the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tennessee. He has written several other books on Appalachian people (**Alex Stewart: Portrait of a Pioneer**), quilts, baskets, guns, and musical instruments.

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