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Tables of Contents for Country Music, U.S.A
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Introduction to the Revised Edition of 2002
xiii
The Folk Background Before Commercialism
1
30
The Early Period of Commercial Hillbilly Music
31
46
The First Country Singing Star: Jimmie Rodgers
77
16
Country Music During the Depression
93
44
The Cowboy Image and the Growth of Western Music
137
40
The War Years: The National Expansion of Country Music
177
22
The Boom Period: The Emergence of a Big Business, 1946--1953
199
46
The Development of Country--Pop Music and the Nashville Sound
245
24
The Reinvigoration of Modern Country Music, 1960--1972
269
54
Bulegrass
323
46
Country Music, 1972--1984
369
48
Tradition and Change: Country Music , 1985--2002
417
48
Bibliographical Essays
465
106
Guide to Recordings
571
4
Index
575
36
Index of Song Titles
611