Stars of Country Music: Uncle Dave Macon to Johnny Rodriguez (Music in American Life series)

"Stars of Country Music" is a collection of original essays on many of country music's most important performers, from early greats such as Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family to more contemporary stars such as Johhny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard. Here the nation's leading authorities offer full and colourful portraits of the lives, careers and music of 19 of the best country singers and musicians. Together they weave an animated narrative, a history of country music.