{"product_id":"blackwell-guide-to-recorded-country-music","title":"Blackwell Guide to Recorded Country Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eRECORDED COUNTRY MUSIC\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Recorded Country Music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the definitive guide to selecting the finest recordings in country music. Artists such as Garth Brooks and Billy Ray Cyrus outsell established pop and rock giants in the United States, and they are becoming increasingly popular in Europe. Yet this very popularity means that it is now more difficult to define just what ‘country music’ is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Guide looks at the key recordings in ten major areas of the music, selecting a main library of 100 discs — the majority of them currently available CDs, but with a few harder-to-find specialist items — that should form the core of any country collection. In addition, over 300 supplementary albums are listed and described, enriching the coverage of each style. Crossover artists are discussed (who adapted their styles to the vast pop audience), as are many of the other musicians who can make this vast and relatively uncharted area of music confusing for the first-time buyer and \u003ci\u003eaficionado\u003c\/i\u003e alike. The Guide alleviates confusion, and charts a clear course through the mass of releases that form the country catalog, past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Blackwell Guides are short reference books intended to bring specialist help and guidance to those building a library of recordings. Written and edited by the world’s leading authorities, they can be relied upon for balanced and comprehensive information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Allen, Tom Gilmore, Frank and Marty Godbey, Geoffrey Nimes, Pete Loesch, Nick Tosches, Charles Wolfe, Laurence J. Zwisohn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther titles in the Blackwell Guides series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Recorded Blues edited by Paul Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz edited by Barry Kernfeld\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record Kurt Gänzl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Soul Recordings edited by Robert Pruter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForthcoming title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Contemporary Composition on Record\u003c\/i\u003e Brian Morton\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241624326488,"sku":"9780631191063","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780631191063_d813b3e5-5942-4f1a-9a6d-4fbefb661a5c.jpg?v=1778581846","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/blackwell-guide-to-recorded-country-music","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}