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The Stonemans: An Appalachian Family and the Music That Shaped Their Lives

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Description for The Stonemans: An Appalachian Family and the Music That Shaped Their Lives Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.

The Stonemans is an eye-opening slice of Americana---a trip through nearly twenty years of country music history following a single family from their native Blue Ridge Mountains to the slums of Washington, D.C., and the glitter of Nashville. As early as 1924 Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman realized the potential of what is now known as country music, and he tried to carve a career from it. Successful as a recording artist from 1925 through 1929, Stoneman foundered during the Great Depression. He, his wife, and their nine children went to Washington in 1932, struggling through a decade of hardship and working ... Read more

Ivan Tribe relies on extensive interviews with the Stonemans and their friends in this chronicle of a family whose members have clung to their musical heritage through good times and bad.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Series
Music in American Life
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252063084
SKU
V9780252063084
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Ivan M. Tribe
Ivan M. Tribe is an emeritus professor of history at the University of Rio Grande, Ohio. He is the author of Mountaineer Jamboree: Country Music in West Virginia.

Reviews for The Stonemans: An Appalachian Family and the Music That Shaped Their Lives
Winner of the ARSC Award for Excellence in Recorded Country Music, 1994. "This is no rags-to-riches story. . . . That the Stonemans allowed their history to be presented so candidly is a testament to their integrity and respect for historical truth."
Norm Cohen, editor of the abridged edition of Vance Randolph's Ozark Folksongs

Goodreads reviews for The Stonemans: An Appalachian Family and the Music That Shaped Their Lives


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