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Country: The Twisted Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Country: The Twisted Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Nick Tosches
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:304 | Dimensions(mm): Height 214,Width 180 |
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Category/Genre | Country and Western Rock and Pop |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780306807138
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Classifications | Dewey:782.42166 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Hachette Books
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Imprint |
Da Capo Press Inc
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Publication Date |
22 August 1996 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Celebrating the dark origins of our most American music, Country reveals a wild shadowland of history that encompasses blackface minstrels and yodeling cowboys; honky-tonk hell and rockabilly heaven; medieval myth and musical miscegenation; sex, drugs, murder; and rays of fierce illumination on Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others, famous and forgotten, whose demonology is America's own. Profusely and superbly illustrated, Country stands as one of the most brilliant explorations of American musical culture ever written.
Author Biography
Nick Tosches is the author of Hellfire, Unsung Heroes of Rock'n' Roll, Power on Earth, Cut Numbers, Dino, and Trinities.
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