Under the Influence of Classic Country: Profiles of 36 Performers of the 1940s to Today

by Sheree Homer

 The music today known as ""classic country"" originated in the South in the 1920s. Influenced by blues and folk music, instrumentation was typically guitar, fiddle, bass, steel guitar, and later drums, with lyrics and arrangements rooted in tradition. This book covers some of the genre's legendary artists, from its heyday in the 1940s to its decline in the early 1970s. Revivalists keeping the traditions alive in the 21st century are also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476667519
• ISBN13: 9781476667515
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher