Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
ISBN: 9780813190556
Pub Date: 15 Apr 2003
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Illustrations: photos
Description:
The South -- an inspiration for songwriters, a source of styles, and the birthplace of many of the nation's greatest musicians -- plays a defining role in American musical history. It is impossible to think of American music of the past century without such southern-derived forms as ragtime, jazz, blues, country, bluegrass, gospel, rhythm and blues, Cajun, zydeco, Tejano, rock'n'roll, and even rap. Musicians and listeners around the world have made these vibrant styles their own.