Southern Music, American Music

by David Stricklin and Bill C. Malone

Book Overview

Southern Music/American Music is the first book to investigate the facets of American music from the South and the many popular forms that emerged from it. In this substantially revised and updated... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813103002
• ISBN13: 9780813103006
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Essential Reading on American Music

The updated version of this important study is a welcome addition to the history of American popular music. Each chapter is a thorough overview of various genres and eras of folk and popular music in America. The central claim that most of what we perceive to be American music is deeply rooted in the music of America's southland is a strong one, and it adds to our understanding of connections between regional culture and history. The excellent discography provides a terrific guide to important musicians and recordings, and the new information on Cajun, Zydeco, Norteno, and contemporary acoustic music update the earlier edition.