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Informationen zum Autor Don Cusic is professor of music business at the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Klappentext This series of biographical profiles shines a spotlight on that special place ""Where the West meets the Guitar."" From Gene Autry and Roy Rogers to contemporary artists like Michael Murphy, Red Steagall, Don Edwards and Riders in the Sky, many entertainers have performed music of the West, a genre separate from mainstream country music and yet an important part of the country music heritage. Once called ""Country and Western,"" it is now described as ""Country or Western."" Though much has been written about ""Country,"" very little has been written about ""Western""--until now. Featured are a number of photos of the top stars in Western music, past and present. Also included is an extensive bibliography of works related to the Western music field. Zusammenfassung This series of biographical profiles shines a spotlight on the place ""Where the West meets the Guitar"". From Gene Autry and Roy Rogers to contemporary artists like Michael Murphy! Red Steagall and Riders in the Sky! many entertainers have performed music of the West! a genre separate from mainstream country music. This includes photos of the top stars in Western music! past and present. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction: Cowboys and Country Music 1. Roundin' Up Radio 2. Gene Autry and The Phantom Empire 3. The Big Three: Gene, Roy and the Sons of the Pioneers 4. Dale Evans, Queen of the West 5. Girls of the Golden West 6. Louise Massey and the Westerners 7. Patsy Montana 8. Ray Whitley 9. Guitars, Cowboys and Country Music 10. Andy Parker and the Plainsmen 11. Foy Willing and Riders of the Purple Sage 12. Jimmy Wakely 13. Johnny Bond 14. Rosalie Allen 15. Cindy Walker 16. Marilyn Tuttle 17. Smiley Burnette 18. Stuart Hamblen 19. Tex Ritter 20. Wesley Tuttle 21. Monte Hale 22. Rex Allen 23. John Wayne 24. Bob Wills, King of Western Swing 25. Bing Crosby and Country Music 26. Riders In The Sky 27. Flying W Wranglers 28. Michael Martin Murphey 29. Ray Price 30. Marty Robbins 31. Johnny Cash 32. Johnny Western 33. Red Steagall 34. Don Edwards 35. Rex Allen Jr. 36. Lynn Anderson 37. Ian Tyson 38. Sons of the San Joaquin 39. Asleep at the Wheel 40. Wylie and the Wild West 41. R.W. Hampton, Riding for His Own Brand 42. Waddie Mitchell, Cowboy Poet 43. Chris LeDoux 44. George Strait 45. Country Music, Cowboys and the West 46. The West on the Music Charts Bibliography Index ...
