Description: Country has always been an essential part of the American musical experience, but now, with the popularity of such contemporary artists as Shania Twain and Garth Brooks, and bolstered by a new appreciation for legends like Johnny Cash and George Jones, country music is making new inroads into American popular culture. Irwin Stambler and Grelun Landon's in-depth profiles of the hundreds of men and women who have added their distinctive sound to country music have been collected in the trade paperback edition of their prodigious Country Music: The Encyclopedia. The entries are thorough and readable; the information is definitive and up-to-the-moment; and the book's unique indexes -- by name, song, and album title -- make it a one-of-a-kind resource for anyone who wants to understand country music.

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