Country, Western And Gospel Music

A History And Encyclopedia Of Composers, Artists & Songs

By LINNELL GENTRY Former Academic Dean and Professor of Education, Martin College, Pulaski, Tennessee.

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This Book provides a very useful collection of information for those interested or researching the field of county, western and gospel music. It has two main sections: 1) A history of country and gospel music provided by a series of high quality articles from various magazines and other publications, covering the period from roughly 1904 to 1960. It also provides information on the major country music related radio shows starting from 1924. Part 2) of the book provides an Encyclopedic list of county music artists, composers, their music and songs plus biographical information.

A History & Encyclopedia Of Country, Western, & Gospel Music, Contents index. Note: deduct 100 from the numbers shown to get the original page number from the book.

Title Page Dedication Contents Contents Introduction - 0101 Introduction - 0102 Some Real American Music by Emma Bell Miles - 0103 Page - 0104 Page - 0105 Page - 0106 Page - 0107 Page - 0108 Page - 0109 Page - 0110 Page - 0111 Page - 0112 Page - 0113 Gospel Hymns for 80,000,000 by The Nation - 0114 Page - 0115 Page - 0116 Page - 0117 Now Come All You Good People by Hugh Leamy (Carson Robison) - 0118 Page - 0119 Page - 0120 Page - 0121 Page - 0122 Page - 0123 Page - 0124 Page - 0125 Page - 0126 The Gospel Hymn by E. S. Lorenz - 0127 Page - 0128 Page - 0129 Page - 0130 Page - 0131 Page - 0132 Cowboy Ballads at Our Own Firesides by Avis D. Carlson - 0133 Page - 0134 Page - 0135 Page - 0136 Page - 0137 Page - 0138 Thar's Gold in Them Hillbillies by Kyle Crichton (Jimmie Davis, now Governor of Louisiana) - 0139 Page - 0140 Page - 0141 Page - 0142 Page - 0143 Page - 0144 Page - 0145 THE COUNTRY DANCE GOES TO TOWN by Esther G. Grayson - 0146 Page - 0147 Page - 0148 Page - 0149 Songs from Texas by Time Magazine (Bob Wills and Jimmie Davis) - 0150 Page - 0151 Bull Market in Corn by Time Magazine (Jimmie Rodgers and Jimmie Davis) - 0152 Page - 0153 Page - 0154 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA by Life Magazine (Al Dexter) - 0155 Hillbilly Boom by Maurice Zolotow (Art Satherley) - 0156 Page - 0157 Page - 0158 Page - 0159 Page - 0160 Page - 0161 Page - 0162 Page - 0163 Page - 0164 Whoop-and-Holler Opera by Doron K. Antrim (Bob Miller) - 0165 Page - 0166 Page - 0167 Page - 0168 Page - 0169 Page - 0170 Strictly by Ear by Time Magazine (Bob Wills) - 0171 Page - 0172 Hillbilly Phenomenon by Robert Scherman (Hillbilly Singer) - 0173 Page - 0174 Corn of Plenty by Newsweek Magazine (Eddy Arnold) - 0175 Page - 0176 Page - 0177 Renewed Hope by Newsweek Magazine - 0178 Gospel Harmony by Time Magazine - 0179 - 0180 Tin Pan Alley's Git-tar Blues by Allen Churchill - 0181 Page - 0182 Page - 0183 Page - 0184 Page - 0185 Page - 0186 Page - 0187 Weavers' Yarn by Newsweek Magazine (The Weavers) - 0188 Page - 0189 Hillbilly Heaven by Don Eddy (Grand Ole Opry) - 0190 Page - 0191 Page - 0192 Page - 0193 Page - 0194 Page - 0195 Page - 0196 Page - 0197 Page - 0198 Page - 0199 Page - 0200 Page - 0201 Page - 0202 NASHVILLE, Broadway of Country Music by H. B. Teeter - 0203 Page - 0204 Page - 0205 Page - 0206 Page - 0207 Country Music Is Big Business, and Nashville Is Its Detroit by Newsweek Magazine - 0208 Page - 0209 Page - 0210 Page - 0211 Page - 0212 Page - 0213 Page - 0214 COUNTRY MUSIC Goes to Town by Rufus Jarman (Grand Ole Opry) - 0215 Page - 0216 Page - 0217 Page - 0218 Page - 0219 Page - 0220 Page - 0221 Page - 0222 Page - 0223 Page - 0224 Rodgers Remembered by Newsweek Magazine (Jimmie Rodgers) - 0225 What Are America's Favorite Hymns by The Christian Century - 0226 Hillbilly Music Leaves the Hills by Nelson King (George Marek, Music Editor - 0227 Page - 0228 Page - 0229 Page - 0230 Hayride by Maurice Zolotow (Old Dominion Barn Dance) - 0231 Page - 0232 Page - 0233 Page - 0234 Folk Songs by Roy Harris - 0235 Page - 0236 Page - 0237 Page - 0238 King Davy and Friends by Time Magazine - 0239 Page - 0240 They're Singing ALL-Nite in Dixie by Allen Rankin (Wally Fowler) - 0241 Page - 0242 Page - 0243 Page - 0244 The Wild Birds Do Whistle by Time Magazine (Merle Travis) - 0245 Page - 0246 Page - 0247 If Jesus Came ... by Time Magazine (Tex Ritter) - 0248 They Love Mountain Music by Time Magazine (Ozark Jubilee) - 0249 Page - 0250 COUNTRY MUSICIANS PIDDLE UP ROARING BUSINESS by Life Magazine (Grand Ole Opry) - 0251 Page - 0252 Page - 0253 Springfield, Mo, Radio City of Country Music by Phil Dessauer (Red Foley) - 0254 Page - 0255 Page - 0256 Page - 0257 Page - 0258 Page - 0259 'Country' Sweeps the Country by Goddard Lieberson (Grand Ole Opry) - 0260 Page - 0261 Page - 0262 Page - 0263 Page - 0264 Page - 0265 HANGED MAN IN HIT TUNE by Life Magazine (Tom Dooley) - 0266 Page - 0267 Country Music Shows Since 1924, Big D Jamboree, Grand Ole Opry - 0268 Page - 0269 Hometown Jamboree, Jubilee, U.S.A., - 0270 Louisiana Hay ride, Midwestern Hayride - 0271 National Barn Dance - 0272 Old Dominion Barn Dance, Renfro Valley Barn Dance - 0273 Tennessee Barn Dance - 0274 Town Hall Party, World's Original WWVA Jamboree - 0275 Biographies of Country, Western, and Gospel Singers, Musicians, and Comedians Names Beginning A Page - 0277 Page - 0278 Page - 0279 Page - 0280 Page - 0281 Page - 0282 Names Beginning B - 0283 Page - 0284 Page - 0285 Page - 0286 Page - 0287 Page - 0288 Page - 0289 Page - 0290 Page - 0291 Page - 0292 Page - 0293 Page - 0294 Names Beginning C - 0295 Page - 0296 Page - 0297 Page - 0298 Page - 0299 Page - 0300 Page - 0301 Page - 0302 Page - 0303 Page - 0304 Page - 0305 Page - 0306 Page - 0307 Page - 0308 Page - 0309 Names Beginning D - 0310 Page - 0311 Page - 0312 Page - 0313 Page - 0314 Page - 0315 Page - 0316 Page - 0317 Page - 0318 Names Beginning E - 0319 Page - 0320 Names Beginning F - 0321 Page - 0322 Page - 0323 Page - 0324 Page - 0325 Page - 0326 Page - 0327 Page - 0328 Page - 0329 Names Beginning G - 0330 Page - 0331 Page - 0332 Page - 0333 Page - 0334 Page - 0335 Names Beginning H - 0336 Page - 0337 Page - 0338 Page - 0339 Page - 0340 Page - 0341 Page - 0342 Page - 0343 Page - 0344 Page - 0345 Page - 0346 Names Beginning J - 0347 Page - 0348 Page - 0349 Page - 0350 Page - 0351 Page - 0352 Page - 0353 Page - 0354 Names Beginning K - 0355 Page - 0356 Page - 0357 Page - 0358 Page - 0359 Names Beginning L - 0360 Page - 0361 Page - 0362 Page - 0363 Page - 0364 Page - 0365 Names Beginning M - 0366 Page - 0367 Page - 0368 Page - 0369 Page - 0370 Page - 0371 Page - 0372 Page - 0373 Page - 0374 Page - 0375 Page - 0376 Page - 0377 Page - 0378 Page - 0379 Names Beginning N - 0380 Names Beginning O - 0381 Page - 0382 Names Beginning P - 0383 Page - 0384 Page - 0385 Page - 0386 Page - 0387 Page - 0388 Page - 0389 Page - 0390 Page - 0391 Names Beginning R - 0392 Page - 0393 Page - 0394 Page - 0395 Page - 0396 Page - 0397 Page - 0398 Page - 0399 Page - 0400 Page - 0401 Page - 0402 Page - 0403 Page - 0404 Names Beginning S - 0405 Page - 0406 Page - 0407 Page - 0408 Page - 0409 Page - 0410 Page - 0411 Page - 0412 Page - 0413 Page - 0414 Page - 0415 Page - 0416 Page - 0417 Page - 0418 Page - 0419 Page - 0420 Page - 0421 Page - 0422 Names Beginning T - 0423 Page - 0424 Page - 0425 Page - 0426 Page - 0427 Page - 0428 Page - 0429 Page - 0430 Names Beginning V - 0431 Names Beginning W - 0432 Page - 0433 Page - 0434 Page - 0435 Page - 0436 Page - 0437 Page - 0438 Page - 0439 Page - 0440 Page - 0441 Page - 0442 Page - 0443 Page - 0444 Page - 0445 Page - 0446 Page - 0447 Page - 0448 Names Beginning Y - 0449 Names Beginning Z - 0450 Page - 0451 Lists of Names of Country, Western, and Gospel Singers, Musicians, and Comedians - 0452 Page - 0453 Page - 0454 Page - 0455 Page - 0456 Page - 0457 Page - 0458 Page - 0459 Page - 0460 Page - 0461 Page - 0462 Page - 0463 Page - 0464 Page - 0465 Page - 0466 Page - 0467 Page - 0468 Page - 0469 Page - 0470 Page - 0471 Page - 0472 Page - 0473 Page - 0474 Page - 0475 Page - 0476 Page - 0477 Page - 0478 Miscellaneous , A. Gospel Singers, B. Country Music Association - 0479 Page - 0480

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