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by Mike Evans |
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A short but comphrensive guide to country music. The evolution of an American genere from its roots in European folk music to its huge worldwide popularity with today's record-buying public. The history of the music and the peoplewho took this music from obscurity to mainstream. Lots of facts and figures on the different styles, stars, songs and labels. Folk-singers, cowboys and rockabilly wildf-men; the outlaws and the laid back West Coast scene. It's all here! About The AuthorA musician in the Sixties, in the Seventies Mike Evans was a regular contributor to Melody Maker. He has commissioned and edited over sixty books on music and popular culture. His own books have included the The Art of the Beatles [1984], Elvis: A Celebration [2002], NYC Rock:Rock'n'Roll in the Big Apple, Waking Up In New York City [2003], and Ray Charles: The Birth Of Soul [September 2005].
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