Country Music: A Cultural and Stylistic History

By Jocelyn R. Neal

Book Overview

Written by an experienced teacher and renowned scholar of the genre, Country Music: A Cultural and Stylistic History, Second Edition, offers a chronological narrative that explains country music's origins, development, and meaning from the first commercial recordings of the 1920s up to the present. It highlights significant performers, songs, and institutions throughout the history of country music. It also considers key social, political, and musical issues that span many decades of evolution within the genre.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190499745
• ISBN13: 9780190499747
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"