Country Music, U.S.A.A history of country music placing singers and songs within their social, cultural, and historical context |
Contents
The Folk Background before Commercialism | 1 |
Molly ODay and Lynn | 3 |
The Early Period of Commercial Hillbilly Music | 31 |
Copyright | |
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