Over its eighty-year history, country music has evolved from little-known local talents to multimillion-dollar superstar musicians. In the 1920s, the first country music was broadcast from WSB radio in Atlanta and WBAP in Fort Worth, and the first records were recorded for Victor. In the 1930s, the first singing cowboys, among them Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, became film stars. After the war years, recordings boomed, and the Country Music Association was founded in 1958. Country music programs began on television with Porter Waggoner's program in 1960, followed by The Johnny Cash...
Over its eighty-year history, country music has evolved from little-known local talents to multimillion-dollar superstar musicians. In the 1920s, t...
Provides a reader of music scholar Ivan Tribe's more significant published articles, revised and updated, from their original publication, and two never-before published essays. Tribe delivers essays on well-known solo artists; country music duos; famous and lesser known sidemen; and musical groups.
Provides a reader of music scholar Ivan Tribe's more significant published articles, revised and updated, from their original publication, and two nev...
