Call No.: MPS 10 (32) The encyclopedia of country music : the ultimate guide to the music / compiled by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum ; edited by Paul Kingsbury, Michael McCall, and John W. Rumble with the assistance of Michael Gray and Jay Orr. - 2nd ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xi, 626 p., ill. ; 29 cm.

Contents: The look of country: the colorful historical 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 lll --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 -- 'The fightin' side of me': the politics of country music / Chris Willman -- Twenty years of change: music's digital transformation / David M. Ross

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