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• The look of country: the colorful history of country music costuming / Holly George-Warren
• The folk and popular roots of country music / Norm Cohen
• The gospel truth: Christianity and country music / Bill C. Malone
• Extra! Read all about it!: the literature of country music / Nolan Porterfield
• Country music as music / Bill Evans
• The center of Music City: Nashville's Music Row / John Lomax III
• The talking machine: how records shaped country music / Colin Escott
• It all begins with a song: a brief history of country songwriting / Walter Carter
• The South and country music / Bill C. Malone
• From schoolhouses to arenas: a history of country music touring / Ronnie Pugh.

From bluegrass to the Grand Ole Opry, Jimmie Rodgers to Garth Brooks, this is the most accurate, up-to-date, an colourful source of information about country music and its participants available. Compiled by the premier authority on country music, the Country Music Foundation, the Encyclopedia of Country Music provides an eminently readable guide to the singers, songwriters, record companies, and industry movers and shakers who have made country music the increasingly popular - and profitable - juggernaut it is today.
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• Partial Contents: Role of Music History in Europe Archaeology of Music. History of Art Music Transmission and Notation Musical Instruments Museum Collections/Organology Popular Music Gender and Music Immigrant and Migrant Music Ideology and Music Gypsy Music Celtic Music Faroe Islands Latvia Malta Macedonia.
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• Music and Issues of Identity
• Music and Race
• Music, Gender and Sexuality
• Music in Diverse Environments
• Music, Technology and Media
• Music and Learning
• Music, Government and Politics
• African American Music Cultures
• South American, Middle American and Caribbean Music Cultures
• European American Music Cultures
• Asian American Music Cultures
• Music and class
• Music, race, ethnicity and nationhood
• Music and Religion
• Musical Processes and Institutions
• Border Crossings and Fusions
• American Indians/First Nations Music
• European American Music
• Musical Identity, Diversity and Interaction in Canada
• Musical Religions in Canada
• Concert Music
• Music and Dance
• Jazz Country and Western
• Disco and House Music.
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• Partial Contents: Theoretical Treatises The Classical Traditions Hindustani Vocal Music Vedic Chant Religious and Devotional Music Ragmala Paintings Classification of Musical Instruments Music and Social Organization Women and Music Popular Artists and their Audiences Music and Theater Film Music Northwest India Himalayan Region Afghanistan Sri Lanka.
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• Select Contents: Profile of Oceania Popular Music Music and Ingested Substances Music and Religion Music and Gender Understanding Dance Musical Instruments Traditional Australian Music The Music and Dance of New Guinea Irian Jaya Province of Indonesia The Music and Dance of Melanesia Solomon Islands The Music and Dance of Polynesia Archives and Institutional Resources Films and Videos Bibliography.
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• Select Contents: Social Structure, Musicians and Behaviour Native American Musical Cultures Music of Immigrant Groups Popular Music of Spanish-Speaking Regions Yanomam Yekuana Brazil: Tropical-Forest Region Uruguay Venezuela The Music of Mexico Antiqua, Barbuda Haiti Jamaica.
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• Select contents: Cultural Interactions in East and Inner Asia Profile of East Asia and its Music Philosophy and Religion Historiography of Music Musical Institutions Modernization and Music Transmission of Music Theory Dance Musical Instruments.
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• Select Contents: Southeast Asian Musics: an overview Culture, Politics and War The Khmer People Peninsular Malaysia Minority Musics of Vietnam The Indigenous Peoples (Orang Asli) of the Malay Peninsula Nusa Tenggara Timur Lombok and Sunbawa The Lowland Christian Philippines Art Music of the Philippines in the Twentieth Century Discography Filmography General Bibliography.
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Here in one volume is a comprehensive look at the folk and traditional musics of the entire European continent, from Ireland to the new republics of Georgia and Belarus. It explores such topics as musical archaeology and migrations, provides extensive coverage of music instrument classification and includes a survey of museum collections of instruments. Special essays about European music history include an ethnomusicological study of Western classical music. Especially detailed coverage is provided for the Balkan nations and minority groups in the former Soviet Union.
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Expert writers present the major traditions of North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, together with personal accounts of performers, composers, teachers and ceremonies. A special feature of this volume is the inclusion of dozens of brief essays that offer 'life stories' of typical music makers and their art, as well as first-person descriptions of specific music performances and events. Approximately 120 articles cover communities that preserve and enrich centuries-old traditions. The volume also explores such topics as political dissent, pop music genres, technology, poetry, gender and the historical and scholarly roots of Middle Eastern music.
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In the most comprehensive collection of information ever published on the performing arts of Oceania, more than 160 scholars in thirty countries and on every continent describe the music of the indigenous peoples of Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Of special interest is the emphasis on music's relationship to poetry (with vocal texts in over fifty Pacific languages) and dance. In addition, readers will find here articles on such contemporary topics as tourism, immigration, gender, cultural identity and political protest.
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The Encyclopedia's coverage ranges from the Bahamas to Tierra del Fuego and from Baja California to Uruguay, as it describes the extraordinarily rich and varied music of the people from all the countries south of the Rio Grande river. Unique emphasis is given to 25 native American cultures, including Yuma and Otopame (Mexico), Kuna (Colombia and Panama), Suya (Brazil), Quechua (Ecuador to Chile) and Mapuche (Chile and Argentina). Several articles are devoted to the popular music of Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean islands and other areas.
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The premiere volume of the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music series offers a comprehensive view of African music as a vital part of the social and cultural life of it peoples. The 34 expert contributors have all conducted fieldwork in Africa and their firsthand experience is reflected in the immediacy of their observations. In 39 articles, this encyclopedia explores key themes in African music that have emerged in recent years - a subject usually neglected in country-by-country coverage; emphasizes the contexts of musical performance-unlike studies that offer static interpretations isolated from other performing traditions; and presents the fresh insights and analyses of musicologists and anthropologists of diverse national origins-African, Asian, European and American.
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The wide range of music of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal and Afghanistan is explored here by leading world authorities. Highlighted in many entries is important information about how the regions music relates to its history, religion, dance, theatre and the visual arts and way of life. Included among special topics are the music of Tibetans exiled to northern India and Nepal and the music of South Asian communities abroad - including immigrants to the United Kingdom, United States and the Caribbean. The volume also analyses such contemporary developments as pop music, film music, cassette technology and nationalism.
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This volume explores not only the close ties that link the cultures and musics of East and Northeast Asia, but also the distinctive features that separate them. The volume begins with a summary of the philosophical, religious and aesthetic systems that spread from China through Korea to Japan as well as concise overviews of the music, instruments, dance and theatre of the region. Succeeding sections cover the music cultures of China, Japan, Korea and the Northeast Asian subregions of Mongolia and Siberia. Special attention is given to vocal, instrumental, narrative, theatrical and religious musics.
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This volume makes available the full range of the American/Canadian musical experience, covering for the first time in print all major regions, ethnic groups and traditional and popular contexts. From musical comedy to word beat, from the songs of the Arctic to rap and house music, from Hispanic Texas to the Chinese communities of Vancouver, the coverage captures the rich diversity ot the vibrant music of America and Canada. Special attention is paid to recent immigrant groups, to Native American traditions and to such socio-musical topics as class, race, gender, religion, government policy, media and technology.
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This final volume of the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music includes first-person field-work case-studies from different regions of the world, a general index to the entire ten-volume series and all the bibliographies, discographies and videographies from all the nine regional volumes. It is an essential reference that students, scholars and teachers will consult regularly.
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This is the first complete music reference for the region. This volume covers all the nations of modern Southeast Asia: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. It presents an overview of the region's music, focuses on prominent themes and discusses fundamental questions facing researchers, including the impact of armed conflict, mass media and technology. The current state of musical scholarship in the region is examined and the music traditions of each country and ethnic group are documented, including the first-ever comprehensive treatment of minority mountain tribes and the eastern Indonesian islands.
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• This work contains almost 30,000 articles containing over 25 million words on musicians, composers, musicologists, instruments, places, genres, terms, performance practice, concepts, acoustics and more. All the articles are written by experts in their subject. There are over 500 biographies of composers, performers and writers on music and over 1,500 articles on styles, terms, and genres. It also includes: over 500 articles on ancient music and church music
• over 700 articles on regions, countries and cities
• over 2,000 articles on instruments and their makers and performance practice
• over 650 articles on printing and publishing
• over 1,200 articles on world music
• over 1,000 articles on popular music, light music and jazz
• over 250 articles on concepts
• 85 articles on acoustics
• 126 articles on sources and a one volume index.
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"The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians" is an authority on all aspects of music. It is widely used by academics and the professional community. First published in 1980, it is a successor to the five-volume "Dictionary of Music and Musicians" edited by Sir George Grove in 1878-83. During the 1980s and 1990s scholarship has advanced, new composers and new performers have emerged, new perspectives have transformed traditional thinking in many areas, and non-Western and popular music attract interest among scholars and researchers worldwide. For these reasons, a team of over 60 has since 1993 been preparing the second edition. Features include 20 million words, 29,000 articles, over 4000 contributors from all parts of the world. New features include: being revised throughout; new biographies, topics, 20th-century composers and 20th-century performers; world music; jazz, rock, popular and light music; and instruments and their history. There is an equivalent on-line service with links images, sound and related sites.
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Since its initial publication in 1980, the Dictionary has been widely acclaimed as an indispensable resource and a classic reference. The word "updated" doesn't begin to describe the thousands of new articles, topics, cross-references, and areas of scholarship incorporated into The New Grove II. Every one of the first edition's 22,500 articles has been reviewed and revised, with thousands of articles expanded. Previously neglected or under-represented areas have been examined, explored, and explained. Movements and topics once deemed too controversial or too far from the mainstream have been added. And throughout, 6,500 new articles cover more than 5,000 years of music history, instruments, composers, institutions, performers, genres, and more. The New Grove II takes you beyond the customary and familiar into new worlds with extensive, authoritative contributions on non-Western music. From major influences, such as Latin American music, to less-examined contributions, such as Asian, sub-Saharan African, and Pacific Islander, The New Grove II presents the music, theory, instruments, and musicians that have helped to define music around the world.
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Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels. It also includes music recorded around the African continent by Dr. Hugh Tracey for the International Library of African Music (ILAM) at Rhodes University as well as material collected by recordists on the South Asian subcontinent from the Archive Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE), sponsored by the American Institute for Indian Studies, and the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music, which contains recordings from more than 70 nations. Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries is a joint venture with Smithsonian Global Sound®, an international network of music audio archives and an educational resource that delivers the world's diverse cultural expressions via digital media.

• Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; List of Entries A-Z; Introduction; Entries A-Z; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Index.

The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music is the first comprehensive reference to cover this important American musical form. Coverage includes all aspects of both African-American and white gospel from history and performers to recording techniques and styles as well as the influence of gospel on different musical genres and cultural trends.
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• List of contributors
• Preface
• Headword list
• A-Z general entries
• Appendix 1. Worklist
• Appendix 2. Mozart movies (theatrical releases)
• Appendix 3. Mozart institutions
• Appendix 4. Mozart organizations
• Appendix 5. Mozart websites.
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Mozart's enduring popularity, among music lovers as a composer and among music historians as a subject for continued study, lies at the heart of The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia. This reference book functions both as a starting point for information on specific works, people, places and concepts as well as a summation of current thinking about Mozart. The extended articles on genres reflect the latest in scholarship and new ways of thinking about the works while the articles on people and places provide historical framework, as well as interpretation. It also includes a series of thematic articles that cast a wide net over the eighteenth century and Mozart's relationship to it: these include Austria, Germany, aesthetics, travel, Enlightenment, Mozart as a reader and contemporaneous medicine, among others. The worklist provides the most up-to-date account in English of the authenticity and chronology of Mozart's compositions.
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• List of contributors
• Preface
• Headword list
• A-Z general entries
• Appendix 1. Worklist
• Appendix 2. Mozart movies (theatrical releases)
• Appendix 3. Mozart institutions
• Appendix 4. Mozart organizations
• Appendix 5. Mozart websites.
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Mozart's enduring popularity, among music lovers as a composer and among music historians as a subject for continued study, lies at the heart of The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia. This reference book functions both as a starting point for information on specific works, people, places and concepts as well as a summation of current thinking about Mozart. The extended articles on genres reflect the latest in scholarship and new ways of thinking about the works while the articles on people and places provide historical framework, as well as interpretation. It also includes a series of thematic articles that cast a wide net over the eighteenth century and Mozart's relationship to it: these include Austria, Germany, aesthetics, travel, Enlightenment, Mozart as a reader and contemporaneous medicine, among others. The worklist provides the most up-to-date account in English of the authenticity and chronology of Mozart's compositions.
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• v. 1. A - Brown, Lloyd
• v. 2. Brown, Marion - Dilated Peoples
• v. 3. Dill, Danny - Grenadine
• v. 4. Grenfell, Joyce - Koller, Hans
• v. 5. Kollington - Morphine
• v. 6. Morricone, Ennio - Rich Kids
• v. 7. Rich, Young and Pretty - Swift, Richard
• v. 8. Swift, Rob - ZZ Top
• v. 9. Selected Albums. Bibliographies.
• v. 10. Indexes.

First published in 1990, the critically acclaimed Encyclopedia of Popular Music is the largest project ever undertaken on the subject. This authoritative biographical encyclopedia of rock, pop, and jazz artists covers popular music from 1900 to the present, including folk, blues, world music, rock, heavy metal, techno, reggae, and hip hop. Entries cover popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music Festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system. From Whitesnake to White Stripes, R.E.M. to Blink-182, and from The Jazz Singer to Jerry Springer - The Opera, Now in its fourth edition, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music has something informative and clever to say about everyones favourite group or artist.
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• Entries include: American Folk Blues Festivals Bell, T.D. Below, Fred Below, La Marr Chicago Chitlin Circuit Cincinnati Cleveland Country Blues Country Music Detroit Dillard, Varetta Electric Flag Field Hollers Forms: Work-song Funderburgh, Anson Funk Gaddy, Bob Great Depression Guitar: Technical Description Harmonica Historiography: 1933-1942 Horn Sections Jazz Jug Kazoo Mandolin Marketing : Retailing Periodicals Piedmont Pittsburgh Rac ial Issues and the Blues Railroads Rap Research Rhythm and Blues Rochester, NY Rock-and-Roll Saint Louis San Francisco Scales Seattle Soul South America Sweden Topical Blues on: Civil Rights Transcription (Lyrics) and much more...
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This comprehensive two-volume set brings together all aspects of the blues from performers and musical styles to record labels and cultural issues, including regional evolution and history. Organized in an accessible A-to-Z format, the Encyclopedia of the Blues is an essential reference resource for information on this unique American music genre. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of the Blues website.
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Contains synopses of 264 popular and commonly performed operas arranged alphabetically and meant to be accessible to opera beginners and experts. Each entry describes the opera's genre premiere, librettist, cast, composition, and musical features.

Compiled from exclusive interviews with the band, this definitive rock reference chronicles all the facts surrounding one of the biggest metal bands to ever take the stage: Metallica. Containing numerous confessions that have never before been published, this A-to-Z listing of all the major subjects close to headbangers' hearts includes songs, albums, gigs, personnel, significant places, and many more. For Metallica fans and music lovers alike, this guide is sure to enlighten readers with its revelations of rock-and-roll Babylon.

In a detailed account of one of the most celebrated bands in rock music history, this compendium covers every aspect of the renowned group, Guns N' Roses. The chapters review both past and present members, songs, albums, bootlegs, concerts, festivals, events, friends, enemies, and associated bands. Not since the classic era of the Rolling Stones has another band epitomized the spirit of rock 'n' roll as perfectly as Guns N' Roses. And so more than 15 years since their last record and with only one original member remaining, they continue to retain the love of rock music fans everywhere who rightfully regard their records to be amongst the best ever recorded. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, records, memorabilia, and other artifacts, this tome will appeal to the band's millions of fans and rock 'n' roll gurus alike.

• Black music
• Bluegrass
• Blues
• Cajun music
• Classical music and opera
• Country music
• Black dance
• Development of dance
• Folk music festivals
• Black gospel music
• White gospel music
• Hip-hop and rap
• Honky-tonk music
• Jazz
• Minstrelsy
• Música Tejana
• Music industry
• Protest music
• R & B
• Radio
• Ragtime
• Rockabilly
• Rock and roll
• Sacred harp
• Soul music
• Southern rock
• Spirituals
• Square dancing and clogging
• Western swing
• Zydeco
• Accordion
• Roy Acuff
• Alvin Ailey
• All-day singing
• Mose Allison
• Allman Brothers Band
• Louis Armstrong
• Arrested Development
• Austin City Limits
• Gene Autry
• DeFord Bailey
• Etta Baker
• Dewey Balfa
• Banjo
• Beach music
• Beale Street
• Sidney Bechet
• Blackwood Brothers
• Bobby "Blue" Bland
• Blues-singing women
• Buddy Golden
• Garth Brooks
• James Brown
• Albert Brumley
• Jimmy Buffet
• Chester Arthur (Howlin' Wolf) Burnett
• R.L. Burnside
• Henry (Professor Longhair) Byrd
• Carter family
• Johnny Cash
• Ray Charles
• Clifton Chenier
• Patsy Cline
• John Coltrane
• Sam Cooke
• Charlie Daniels
• William Levi Dawson
• Bo Diddley
• "Dixie"
• Dixie Chicks
• Dixie Hummingbirds
• Dr. John
• Fats Domino
• Lou Donaldson
• Thomas Dorsey
• Dulcimer
• Lehman Engel
• Gloria Estefan
• Fiddle and fiddlers' conventions
• Fisk Jubilee Singers
• Stephen Foster
• Pete Fountain
• Aretha Franklin
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Golden Gate Quartet
• Louis Moreau Gottschalk
• Grand Ole Opry
• Al Green
• Woody Guthrie
• W.C. Handy
• Emmylou Harris
• Isaac Hayes
• Will Hays
• Hee Haw
• Faith Hill
• Buddy Holly
• John Lee Hooker
• Lightnin' Hopkins
• Peg Leg Howell
• Mississippi John Hurt
• Mahalia Jackson
• Blind Lemon Jefferson
• Waylon Jennings
• Flaco Jiménez
• Bunk Johnson
• Robert Johnson
• Tommy Johnson
• George Jones
• Janis Joplin
• Scott Joplin
• Louis Jordan
• David "Junior" Kimbrough
• B.B. King
• Huddie (Leadbelly) Ledbetter
• Furry Lewis
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• John A. Lomax
• Louisiana Hayride
• Bascom Lamar Lunsford
• Loretta Lynn
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Uncle Dave Macon
• Malaco Records
• Mandolin
• Wynton Marsalis
• Johnny Mercer
• Meters
• Mexican border stations
• Memphis Minnie
• Thelonious Monk
• Bill Monroe
• McKinley (Muddy Waters) Morganfield
• Jelly Roll Morton (Ferdinand Le Menthe)
• Muscle Shoals Sound
• Nashville Sound
• Willie Nelson
• Neville Brothers
• New Orleans Sound
• King Oliver
• OutKast
• Gram Parsons
• Dolly Parton
• Charley Patton
• Minnie Pearl
• Ralph Peer
• Richard (Little Richard) Penniman
• Wilson Pickett
• John Powell
• Preservation Hall
• Elvis Presley
• Leontyne Price
• Ray Price
• Charley Pride
• Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey (Ma Rainey)
• Otis Redding
• Florence Reece
• Jimmy Reed
• R.E.M.
• Revival songs
• Ring shouters
• Jean Ritchie
• Jimmie Rodgers
• Earl Scruggs
• Mike Seeger
• Shape-note singing schools
• Dinah Shore
• Silas Green Show
• Bessie Smith
• Southern Culture on the Skids
• Britney Spears
• Stax Records
• William Grant Still
• String band tradition
• Marty Stuart
• Sun Records
• Swamp pop
• Joel Walker Sweeney
• Koko Taylor
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe
• Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
• Ernest Tubb
• Ike and Tina Turner
• James D. Vaughan
• Dinah Washington
• Doc Watson
• WDIA
• Kitty Wells
• Hudson (Tampa Red) Whittaker
• Wild Magnolias
• Hank Williams
• Hank Williams, Jr. Lucinda Williams
• Bob Wills
• Cassandra Wilson
• WLAC
• Tammy Wynette
• Lester Young.

This is the first comprehensive stand-alone reference to music in the South.Southern music has flourished as a meeting ground for the traditions of West African and European peoples in the region, leading to the evolution of various traditional folk genres, bluegrass, country, jazz, gospel, rock, blues, and southern hip-hop. This much-anticipated volume in ""The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture"" celebrates an essential element of southern life and makes available for the first time a stand-alone reference to the music and music makers of the American South.With nearly double the number of entries devoted to music in the original Encyclopedia, this volume includes 30 thematic essays, covering topics such as ragtime, zydeco, folk music festivals, minstrelsy, rockabilly, white and black gospel traditions, and southern rock. And it features 174 topical and biographical entries, focusing on artists and musical outlets. From Mahalia Jackson to R.E.M., from Doc Watson to OutKast, this volume considers a diverse array of entertaining topics, drawing on the best historical and contemporary scholarship on southern music. It is a book for all southerners and for all serious music lovers, wherever they live.
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• Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Using the Volume; Contributors; The Companion to Irish Traditional Music; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Chronology: A Timeline of Irish Music in History; Published Material Relating to Traditional Music; Index.

"The Companion to Irish Traditional Music" is a landmark, easy to use A-Z format for studying, exploring and researching one of Ireland's most universally recognisable cultural expressions. Among the existing publications on Irish traditional music there are works of monumental initiative and deservedly enduring status. But the radical development in this music scene since the 1960s mark it now as an established part of Irish cultural life and demand new kinds of information. The commercial side of the music has evolved and consolidated, generating a new set of standards, popular music dynamics and significant music tourism. The music's expanding profile within the academic system too has created fresh approaches to playing and study, with a growth of academic research interest, and many major studies published or presently under way. In relevant and accessible ways The Companion uniquely draws together the oldness and newness in all of this: the practice and the study, the aesthetics and the analysis, the competing interests and diverse ideals. The editor Fintan Vallely is himself an accomplished musician and music writer. He has harnessed the expertise of some 200 specialists from all aspects of traditional music, who in more than half a million words and 300 images present the most comprehensive image of Irish traditional music ever assembled. This detailed mosaic is coloured by history, ideology, scholarship, virtuosity, romance, satisfaction, pride and internationalism, all appropriately flagged by the cover's use of Maclise's fabulously energetic "Snap Apple Night". This second edition is not only revised but also greatly expanded, and has much new information, including material never before printed and unavailable elsewhere. In 1,750 individual articles and as many more sub-sections The Companion gives A-Z coverage of song, dance, instruments, bands, storytelling, technology, tunes and style, composition, organisations and promotion, education and transmission, collectors and archives, revival, broadcasting and recording, English, Scottish and Welsh music and song, and music in all Irish counties, Europe and the USA. This commentary and analysis is linked to an historical timeline which spans three millennia, and a publications listing that covers three centuries. Six hundred biographies detail the human endeavour of the field, documenting significant musicians, commentators, historians, promoters and composers, and extended entries cover major themes such as song, dance, education and the elements of style. "The Companion to Irish Traditional Music" is a key reference for the interested enthusiast, session player and professional performer. It is also a profoundly comprehensive, one-stop resource for every library, school and home with an interest in the distinctive rituals, qualities and history of Irish culture. And it is a vital resource for all levels in education, particularly valuable at third level as both textbook and research resource. The book is uniquely backed by the provision of a parallel website, which guides structured exploration of the text and fully integrates it with the existing vast and magnificent range of traditional music internet resources.
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African Americans' historical roots are encapsulated in the lyrics, melodies, and rhythms of their music. In the 18th and 19th centuries, African slaves, longing for emancipation, expressed their hopes and dreams through spirituals. Inspired by African civilization and culture, as well as religion, art, literature, and social issues, this influential, joyous, tragic, uplifting, challenging, and enduring music evolved into many diverse genres, including jazz, blues, rock and roll, soul, swing, and hip hop. Providing a lyrical history of our nation, this groundbreaking encyclopedia, the first of its kind, showcases all facets of African American music including folk, religious, concert and popular styles. Over 500 in-depth entries by more than 100 scholars on a vast range of topics such as genres, styles, individuals, groups, and collectives as well as historical topics such as music of the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and numerous others. Offering balanced representation of key individuals, groups, and ensembles associated with diverse religious beliefs, political affiliations, and other perspectives not usually approached, this indispensable reference illuminates the profound role that African American music has played in American cultural history. Editors Price, Kernodle, and Maxile provide balanced representation of various individuals, groups and ensembles associated with diverse religious beliefs, political affiliations, and perspectives. Also highlighted are the major record labels, institutions of higher learning, and various cultural venues that have had a tremendous impact on the development and preservation of African American music. Among the featured: Motown Records, Black Swan Records, Fisk University, Gospel Music Workshop of America, The Cotton Club, Center for Black Music Research, and more. With a broad scope, substantial entries, current coverage, and special attention to historical, political, and social contexts, this encyclopedia is designed specifically for high school and undergraduate students. Academic and public libraries will treasure this resource as an incomparable guide to our nation's African American heritage. Advisory board of prominent scholars of African American music More than 500 entries by more than 100 scholars Many entries composed by world-renowned scholars and authors who have studied, researched, and written extensively on specific topics Emphasis on the social and historical contexts of African American music through entries on significant musicians, social issues, political and legal concerns, and turning-point events ; Entries that cite numerous print and electronic resources for student research. A selected, general bibliography of the most important works on African American music Numerous illustrations.
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The musical voice of Texas presents itself as vast and diverse as the Lone Star State's landscape. According to Casey Monahan, "To travel Texas with music as your guide is a year-round opportunity to experience first-hand this amazing cultural force ... Texas music offers a vibrant and enjoyable experience through which to understand and enjoy Texas culture." Building on the work of The Handbook of Texas Music that was published in 2003 and in partnership with the Texas Music Office and the Center for Texas Music History (Texas State University-San Marcos), The Handbook of Texas Music, Second Edition, offers completely updated entries and features new and expanded coverage of the musicians, ensembles, dance halls, festivals, businesses, orchestras, organizations, and genres that have helped define the state's musical legacy. · More than 850 articles, including almost 400 new entries· 255 images, including more than 170 new photos, sheet music art, and posters that lavishly illustrate the text· Appendix with a stage name listing for musicians Supported by an outstanding team of music advisors from across the state, The Handbook of Texas Music, Second Edition, furnishes new articles on the music festivals, museums, and halls of fame in Texas, as well as the many honky-tonks, concert halls, and clubs big and small, that invite readers to explore their own musical journeys. Scholarship on many of the state's pioneering groups and the recording industry and professionals who helped produce and promote their music provides fresh insight into the history of Texas music and its influence far beyond the state's borders. Celebrate the musical tapestry of Texas from A to Z!

• Table of Contents; About the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture; Preface; Musical Map of Arkansas; Introduction; Blues / R & B; Classical / Opera; Country; Folk; Gospel / Contemporary Christian; Jazz; Rock; Rockabilly; Allison, Luther; Altheimer, Joshua; Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame; Arkansas Folk Festival; Arkansas Symphony Orchestra; Ashley, Hugh; Bartlett, E.M.; Bazooka; Beatles-Stopover; Bell, Al; Bennett, Al; Black Oak Arkansas; Boston, Gretha; Britt, Elton; Brockwell Gospel Music School; Broonzy, "Big Bill"; Brown, Jim Ed; Browns, The; Brumley, Albert E.; Buchanan, Roy.

• Burgess, SonnyCaldwell, Sarah; Campbell, Glen; Cash, Johnny; Cate Brothers Band; Cotton, Carolina; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, CeDell; DeMent, Iris; Diamond State Chorus; Dorough, Bob; Dr. Smith's Champion Hoss Hair Pullers; Driftwood, Jimmy; Dunn, Ronnie; Dusenbury, Emma; E & M Recording Company and My Records; Evanescence; Evans, Dale; Fairchild, Barbara; Falco, Tav; "Fayetteville Polka"; Felts, Narvel; Fiddlin' Bob Larkan & His Music Makers; Frizzell, "Lefty"; Garage Bands; Gilbert, Ollie; Glosson, Lonnie; Green, Al; Hartford Music Company and Institute; Hawkins, Dale; Hawkins, Ronnie; Hays, Lee.

• Helm, LevonHendricks, Barbara; Hensley, Violet Brumley; Hibbler, Al; Hicks, Dan; Holyfield, Wayland; Horton, Zilphia; Hot Springs Music Festival; Howlin' Wolf; Jeffress/Phillips Music Company; John, "Little Willie"; Jones, Willa Saunders; Joplin, Scott; Jordan, Louis; KAAY; King, Albert; King Biscuit Blues Festival; King Biscuit Time; King of Clubs; Klipsch Audio Technologies; LaBeef, Sleepy; Lawrence, Marjorie; Lawrence, Tracy; Leavy, Calvin "Slim"; Lewis, Mary; Living Sacrifice; Lockwood, Robert, Jr.; Mangrum, "Jim Dandy"; Marshall, Fred; Martin, Roberta; McBeth, Francis.

• McFerrin, Robert, Sr. Melody Boys Quartet; Montana, Patsy; Moondog; Moorman, Charlotte; Mosley, "Snub"; Nancarrow, Conlon; Ne-Yo; Nighthawk, Robert; Norful, Smokie; Norris, Walter; Official State Musical Instrument; Official State Songs; Old Folks' Singing; Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point; Oslin, K. T; Palmer, Robert; Paris, Twila; Parler, Mary Celestia; Payne, "Sunshine" Sonny; Point of Grace; Pointer, Anita; Porter, Art, Jr.; Porter, Art, Sr.; Porter, Jim, Jr.; Presley, Luther; Price, Florence; Rackensack Folklore Society; Raney, Wayne; Raye, Collin; Rich, Charlie; Riddle, Almeda.

• Riley, Billy LeeRiverfest Arts and Music Festival; Robinson Center Music Hall; Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67; "The Rock Island Line"; Rolling Stones-Arrest; Rush, Bobby; Rwake; Sanders, Pharoah; Seals, "Son"; Shelton, Louie; Shibley, "Arkie"; Stackhouse, Houston; "The State of Arkansaw"; Steve's Show; Still, William Grant; Sundown to Sunup Gospel Sing; Sykes, Roosevelt "The Honeydripper"; Talbot, John Michael; Taylor, Johnnie; Tharpe, "Sister Rosetta"; Top of the Rock Chorus; Trent, Alphonso "Phonnie"; Trout Fishing in America; Twitty, Conway; Tyler, T. Texas; Vaden Records; Vapors, The.

"'Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music' is a special project of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (EOA), an online encyclopedia launched in 2006 by the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. This colorful, photo-filled reference work spanning all aspects of Arkansas's musical past and present includes more than 150 entries on musicians, ensembles, musical works, and events."--Publisher description

• Popular music
• Popular music resources
• Chronology of Latin American popular music
• The encyclopedia.

This comprehensive survey examines Latin American music, focusing on popular-as opposed to folk or art-music and containing more than 200 entries on the concepts and terminology, ensembles, and instruments that the genre comprises. The rich and soulful character of Latin American culture is expressed most vividly in the sounds and expressions of its musical heritage. While other scholars have attempted to define and interpret this body of work, no other resource has provided such a detailed view of the topic, covering everything from the mambo and unique music instruments to the biographies of famous Latino musicians. Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music delivers scholarly, authoritative, and accessible information on the subject, and is the only single-volume reference in English that is devoted to an encyclopedic study of the popular music in this genre. This comprehensive text-organized alphabetically-contains roughly 200 entries and includes a chronology, discussion of themes in Latin American music, and 37 biographical sidebars of significant musicians and performers. The depth and scope of the book's coverage will benefit music courses, as well as studies in Latin American history, multicultural perspectives, and popular culture. Roughly 200 entries on concepts and terminology, ensembles, genres, and instruments 37 biographical sidebars of significant musicians and performers A chronology for Latin American popular music.
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