| The Women of Country Music: A Reader Contributor(s): Wolfe, Charles K. (Editor), Akenson, James E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813122805 ISBN-13: 9780813122809 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: In recent years the seemingly male-dominated world of country music has seen an influx of chart-topping female artists. Fans have made superstars of Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks, and critics proclaim the artistry of Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, and Alison Krauss. Long ignored by Nashville, Emmylou Harris is now a country music icon, and established stars like Dolly Parton and Patty Loveless have been in the spotlight (and on the charts) with recent bluegrass and mountain music recordings. But women have been pivotal in the country music scene since its inception, as Charles K. Wolfe and James E. Akenson make clear in The Women of Country Music. Their groundbreaking volume presents the best current scholarship and writing on female country musicians. Beginning with the 1920s career of teenage guitar picker Roba Stanley, the contributors go on to discuss Polly Jenkins and Her Musical Plowboys, 50s honky-tonker Rose Lee Maphis, superstar Faith Hill, the relationship between Emmylou Harris and poet Bronwen Wallace, the Louisiana Hayride's Margaret Lewis Warwick, and more. The Women of Country Music belongs on the bookshelf of every fan and scholar of country music. Some of the best writing on the legends, the trailblazers, and the new faces of country music. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Country & Bluegrass - General - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003005310 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.29" W x 9.33" (1.18 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Country/Cowboy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Women have been pivotal in the country music scene since its inception, as Charles K. Wolfe and James E. Akenson make clear in The Women of Country Music. Their groundbreaking volume presents the best current scholarship and writing on female country musicians. Beginning with the 1920s career of teenage guitar picker Roba Stanley, the contributors go on to discuss Polly Jenkins and Her Musical Plowboys, 50s honky-tonker Rose Lee Maphis, superstar Faith Hill, the relationship between Emmylou Harris and poet Bronwen Wallace, the Louisiana Hayride's Margaret Lewis Warwick, and more. |