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10%OFFWayne W. Daniel - Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia - 9780252069680 - V9780252069680
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Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia

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Description for Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia paperback. Traces Atlanta's emergence in the 1920s as a major force in country recording and radio broadcasting. This book documents the consolidation of country music as big business in Atlanta and also profiles an array of performers, radio personalities, and recording moguls who transformed the Peachtree city into the nerve center of early country music. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.

But for a few twists of fate, Atlanta could have grown to be the recording center that Nashville is today. Pickin' on Peachtree traces Atlanta's emergence in the 1920s as a major force in country recording and radio broadcasting and its forty years as a hub of country music. 

From the Old Time Fiddlers' Conventions and barn dances through the rise of station WSB and other key radio outlets, Wayne W. Daniel thoroughly documents the consolidation of country music as big business in Atlanta. He also profiles a vast array of performers, radio personalities, and recording moguls who transformed the Peachtree city into ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Music in American Life
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252069680
SKU
V9780252069680
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About Wayne W. Daniel
Wayne W. Daniel is a widely published writer on country music.

Reviews for Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia
"This entertaining book reminds us that Nashville did not always monopolize the country music business. . . . No fan of country music should come away disappointed."
Bill Malone, Southern Quarterly "Pickin' on Peachtree fills an important gap in the early history of country music and is a resource that every serious student of the genre will want to consult."
John W. Rumble, American Music ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Pickin' on Peachtree: A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia


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