Böcker av Bill C. Malone

For over fifty years, Bill Malone has researched and written about the history of country music. Today he is celebrated as the foremost authority on this distinctly American genre. This new collection brings together his significant article-length work from a variety of sources, including essays, book chapters, and record liner notes.

A musician, documentarian, scholar, and one of the founding members of the folk revival group the New Lost City Ramblers, Mike Seeger (1933-2009) spent more than fifty years collecting, performing, and commemorating the culture and folk music of white and black southerners. In this fascinating biography, Bill Malone explores the life and musical contributions of folk artist Seeger.

The South -- an inspiration for songwriters, a source of styles, and the birthplace of many of the nation's greatest musicians -- plays a defining role in American musical history. Southern Music/American Music is the first book to investigate the facets of American music from the South and the many popular forms that emerged from it.

In this book Bill C. Malone recalls the lost worlds of pioneering fiddlers and pickers, balladeers and yodelers.