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020 a| 9780865479500 (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 086547950X (hardcover : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Petrusich, Amanda.=| ^A758514;

245 10 a| It still moves :b| lost songs, lost highways, and the search for the next American music /c| Amanda Petrusich.;

250 a| First edition.;

260 a| New York :b| Faber and Faber,c| 2008.;

300 a| 290 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index.;

505 0 a| Goodbye, Babylon -- Ain't it a pity, I'm in New York City! -- Bluesland: Beale Street, Memphis -- Young and loose and full of juice: Sam Phillips, Sun Studios, and the birth of rock 'n' roll -- I'm going to Graceland -- Trail of the hellhounds: Clarksdale's deep Mississippi blues -- Music City, USA: building the Nashville sound -- I'm going where there's no depression: alternative country -- I-64 west: Charlottesville, Lexington, Charleston -- Country rolls on: minstrel shows, race, and the rise of radio -- Ain't that a pretty ole mountain?: Appalachia, the Carter family, and early country music -- The little old country general store from Lebanon, Tennessee: Cracker Barrel's Americana -- A matter of song!: John Lomax, Lead Belly, Moses Asch, and Folkways Records -- Making familiar strange: Harry Smith's anthology of American folk music and the birth of Smithsonian Folkways -- You won't find it so hot if you ain't got the do re mi: Woody Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and the folk revival of the 1960s -- The new, weird, hyphenated America: indie-folk and the next American revival.;

520 a| Part travelogue, part musical history, this book outlines the sounds of the new, weird America--honoring the rich traditions of gospel, blues, country, folk, and rock that feed it while simultaneously exploring the American character as personified by its songs and landscapes. What is Americana? Where does it come from? Through interviews, road stories, and rich music criticism, the author traces the rise of Americana music from its early origins to its new and compelling incarnations--from Elvis to Iron and Wine, the Carter Family to Animal Collective, Johnny Cash to Will Oldham, Charley Patton to Wilco--and explores how the genre is adapting to the twenty-first century.;

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It still moves : lost songs, lost highways, and the search for the next American music / Amanda Petrusich.

Author/creator	Petrusich, Amanda
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Faber and Faber, 2008.
Description	290 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Petrusich, Amanda--Travel. --United States. Folk music--United States. --History and criticism. Country music--History and criticism. Blues (Music)--History and criticism. United States--Description and travel. --Anecdotes.

Contents	Goodbye, Babylon -- Ain't it a pity, I'm in New York City! -- Bluesland: Beale Street, Memphis -- Young and loose and full of juice: Sam Phillips, Sun Studios, and the birth of rock 'n' roll -- I'm going to Graceland -- Trail of the hellhounds: Clarksdale's deep Mississippi blues -- Music City, USA: building the Nashville sound -- I'm going where there's no depression: alternative country -- I-64 west: Charlottesville, Lexington, Charleston -- Country rolls on: minstrel shows, race, and the rise of radio -- Ain't that a pretty ole mountain?: Appalachia, the Carter family, and early country music -- The little old country general store from Lebanon, Tennessee: Cracker Barrel's Americana -- A matter of song!: John Lomax, Lead Belly, Moses Asch, and Folkways Records -- Making familiar strange: Harry Smith's anthology of American folk music and the birth of Smithsonian Folkways -- You won't find it so hot if you ain't got the do re mi: Woody Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and the folk revival of the 1960s -- The new, weird, hyphenated America: indie-folk and the next American revival.
Abstract	Part travelogue, part musical history, this book outlines the sounds of the new, weird America--honoring the rich traditions of gospel, blues, country, folk, and rock that feed it while simultaneously exploring the American character as personified by its songs and landscapes. What is Americana? Where does it come from? Through interviews, road stories, and rich music criticism, the author traces the rise of Americana music from its early origins to its new and compelling incarnations--from Elvis to Iron and Wine, the Carter Family to Animal Collective, Johnny Cash to Will Oldham, Charley Patton to Wilco--and explores how the genre is adapting to the twenty-first century.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index.
LCCN	2008002353
ISBN	9780865479500 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	086547950X (hardcover : alk. paper)

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