Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930–1942
A study of how jazz greats dazzled and enlivened coal towns during the Great Depression
Exploring American Folk Music
Ethnic, Grassroots, and Regional Traditions in the United States
The perfect introduction to the many strains of American-made music
The Poetics of American Song Lyrics
Poets, teachers, and musicologists fusing studies of form, scansion, and musical creation to redefine the place of the American bard
Memphis Boys
The Story of American Studios
A detailed history of an unsung recording studio and its lasting impact on rhythm and blues
Southern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests
A journey to the main public venue for the most vigorous American folk music tradition
Richard Dyer-Bennet
The Last Minstrel
A biography of the first solo folk musician to play Carnegie Hall and a staunch preserver of European styles
Soul of the Man
Bobby "Blue" Bland
The first biography of a blues creator whose stylings influenced almost every form of twentieth-century popular music
Let the World Listen Right
The Mississippi Delta Hip-Hop Story
A study of contemporary, grass roots musical creation happening in the Mississippi Delta
The Guitar in America
Victorian Era to Jazz Age
From parlor instrument to jazz electric, a study of musical evolution in America’s progressive era
Banjo on the Mountain
Wade Mainer's First Hundred Years
The tribute to a musician whose career spans hillbilly, bluegrass, and sacred music