Eddy Arnold
Pioneer of the Nashville Sound
The definitive biography of the artist who created the template for Nashville’s modern country music sound
Out of Sight
The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889–1895
A deluxe, encyclopedic survey of the cultural scene that engendered the popular music of the twentieth century
Fiddling Way Out Yonder
The Life and Music of Melvin Wine
How a mountain community and music harmonize in an old-time fiddle player from West Virginia
Prophet Singer
The Voice and Vision of Woody Guthrie
An exploration of the history and intent behind the words of a great American folk singer
Nobody Knows Where the Blues Come From
Lyrics and History
A vibrant and varied look at African American songs and the history behind the lyrics
Jimmie Rodgers
The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler
The definitive biography of the “Father of Country Music”
Sam Myers
The Blues Is My Story
A house-rocking blues life story of the late Mississippi-born front man of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets
The New Blue Music
Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950–1999
A study that finds African influences of melody, harmony, rhythm, and form in the top 25 songs from each decade of R&B