American roots music / edited by Robert Santelli, Holly George-Warren, Jim Brown ; foreword by Bonnie Raitt.
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001. |
| Description | 232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Santelli, Robert, editor. |
| Other author/creator | George-Warren, Holly editor. |
| Other author/creator | Brown, Jim, 1950- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Bonnie Raitt, writer of foreword. |
| Contents | Early country: treasure untold / by Charles Wolfe -- The birth of the blues / by David Evans -- The flowering of the folk revival / by Alan Jabbour -- Hallelujah: the sacred music of Black America / by Claudia Perry -- Cajun and zydeco: the musics of French southwest Louisiana / by Ann Allen Savoy -- Música tejana: the music of Mexican Texas / by Manuel Peña -- Native American music of the twentieth century / by William K. Powers -- Native tongue: contemporary native music / by J. Poet -- Keeping it country: tradition and change, 1940 to the present / by Bill C. Malone -- Mojo working: the blues explosion / by Robert Santelli -- Roots music begats rock & roll / by David McGee. |
| Abstract | Photographs and text chronicle the history of American roots music, encompassing blues, country and western, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, Tejano, Native American, and other American genres of folk music. |
| General note | A Rolling Stone Press book. |
| General note | Based on the PBS series and a collaboration between: the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Smithsonian Institution, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and Experience Music Project. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237). |
| Other title | American roots music (Television program) |
| LCCN | 2001002511 |
| ISBN | 0810914328 |
| ISBN | 0810921391 (bk. club pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3551 .A54 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |