The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music
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Compiler: Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumEditor: Paul Kingsbury
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-12-16
ISBN: 0195176081
Number of pages: 664
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Book Review: Useful reference
Summary: 4 Stars
Extremely useful reference where you'll find not only the artists (in each case followed by a note on "Representative Recordings" to which you may or may not agree) but also articles on record companies, producers, styles, instruments or entries such as "ASCAP", "CMF", "Hee Haw", "Jukeboxes", "Louisiana Hayride", "The Nashville Sound", "RIAA" or "Country Music in Washington, D.C.". The texts are as far as I have seen very well written and somewhat neutral (not unusual in general compilations such as this) from the pencils of Mary A. Bufwack, Chet Filippo, Rich Kienzle, Greil Marcus, Neil V. Rosenberg and Charles Wolfe to mention a few of the most well known names. Also ten interesting essay articles from writers such as Bill C. Malone, Colin Escott and Ronnie Pugh.
The first edition had a colour section with country album cover art from the early days to the present. The section is still there in the 2004 edition but in black and white, (it is still called "Color Section" though, and it doesn't follows page 274 as stated in the contents but starts after page 226). A small blemish on an otherwise helpful volume.
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