Research Catalog
Nashville music before country
- Title
- Nashville music before country / Tim Sharp.
- Author
- Sharp, Timothy W., 1955-
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | ML200.8.N25 S53 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Nashville is a name synonymous with music. Years before the first radio broadcast of country music from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, music and publishing were central to Nashville's self-identity. Thousands of songs flooded into the Cumberland and Tennessee River valleys from Southern Appalachia, sung by folk performers. These songs became the foundation for the folk-hymn traditions that grew throughout Tennessee. Into this stream flowed a body of African American spirituals, gospel, and minstrel songs. The arrival of trained German musicians brought classical styles to this gathering stream of musical confluences. These musicians found a home in the academies and businesses of Nashville. Nashville Music before Country is the story of how music merged with education, publication, entertainment, and distribution to set the stage for a unique musical metropolis. -- from back cover.
- Series Statement
- Images of America
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Illustrated works.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Pictorial works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780738553986
- 0738553980
- LCCN
- 2007943602
- OCLC
- ocn212842824
- SCSB-9346041
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library