1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910818035503321

Autore

Dicaire David <1963->

Titolo

The new generation of country music stars : biographies of 50 artists born after 1940 / / David Dicaire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

0-7864-8559-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Disciplina

781.6420922

781.642092273

Soggetti

Country musicians - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part One: The New Traditionalists; George Strait (1952-): Strait Style; Ricky Skaggs (1954-): Kentucky Thunder; Reba McEntire (1955-): Feel the Fire ; Keith Whitley (1955-1989): Hard Act to Follow ; Vince Gill (1957-): Oklahoma Swing; Alan Jackson (1958-): High Mileage ; Randy Travis (1959-): Full Circle ; Toby Keith (1961-): Red, White and Blue; Clint Black (1962-): Mass Market Initiator; Travis Tritt (1963-): A Particular Style; Part Two: Alternative Country; Jimmie Dale Gilmore (1945-): Austin Outlaw; Emmylou Harris (1947-): Cosmic American Female

Joe Ely (1947-): Amarillo Honky TonkHank Williams, Jr. (1949-): Honky Tonk Genes; Steve Earle (1955-): Alternative Troubadour ; Dwight Yoakam (1956-): Bakersfield Honky Tonk ; Lyle Lovette (1957-): Eclectic Texan ; Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958-): Country Folk Style ; Béla Fleck (1958-): New Grass Revival; k.d. lang (1961-): Cowgirl Rebel; Part Three: Groups; Asleep at the Wheel (1970-): Bump, Bounce, Boogie; Alabama (1977-2004): Mountain Music ; The Judds (1983-): Rockin' in the Rhythm; The Mavericks (1989-): Music for All Occasions; Dixie Chicks (1989-): Little Cowgirls

Brooks & Dunn (1991-): The Dynamic DuoRascal Flatts (1999-): Pleasant Harmonies ; Sugarland (2002-): Premium Quality Tunes ; Part Four: Country-Pop; Tammy Wynette (1942-1998): Stand by Your Man ;



Ronnie Milsap (1944-): The Country-Pop Master; Dolly Parton (1946-): Smoky Mountain Voice; Barbara Mandrell (1948-): Midnight Angel; Crystal Gayle (1951-): Family Tradition; Tanya Tucker (1958-): Texas Prodigy; Garth Brooks (1962-): No Fences; Trisha Yearwood (1964-): The Sweetest Gift; Shania Twain (1965-): Twang-Pop ; Martina McBride (1966-): Timeless Country

Tim McGraw (1967-): Rise to ProminenceFaith Hill (1967-): Mississippi Girl; Part Five: Contemporary Country; Keith Urban (1967-): New Zealand Cowboy; Kenny Chesney (1968-): Average Guy ; Terri Clark (1968-): New Country Canadian; Jo Dee Messina (1970-): Dared to Dream ; Alison Krauss (1971-): Bluegrass Propagator; LeAnn Rimes (1982-): Teenage Sensation; Carrie Underwood (1983-): Country Idol ; Miranda Lambert (1983-): Texas Nightingale; Catherine Britt (1984-): Aussie Style; Taylor Swift (1989-): Captured Moments; Appendix: Country Music Associations ; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book highlights 50 of the most important entertainers in contemporary country music, providing a brief biography of each artist with special emphasis on experiences that influenced their musical careers. The artists are divided into five categories: ""The New Traditionalists"" (artists such as George Strait, Reba McEntire, and Clint Black who established the mainstream country sound in the 1980s); ""Alternative Country"" (artists such as Steve Earle and Bela Fleck who made country music on their own terms); ""Groups"" (ensemble acts such as Alabama, the Dixie Chicks, and Rascal Flatts tha



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255057903321

Autore

Sokołowska Ewelina

Titolo

The Principles of Alternative Investments Management : A Study of the Global Market / / by Ewelina Sokołowska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-13215-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

330

332

657.8333

658.152

658.83

Soggetti

Capital investments

Macroeconomics

Marketing research

Investment Appraisal

Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics

Market Research/Competitive Intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Alternative Investments on Contemporary Financial Market -- Hedge Funds -- Investment Strategies of Hedge Funds -- Funds of Funds -- Managed Futures Investments -- Structured Products -- Private Equity/Venture Capital Investments -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of this book is to present the principles of alternative investments in management. The individual chapters provide a detailed analysis of various classes of alternative investments on the financial market. Despite many different definitions of alternative investments, it can be assumed that a classical approach to alternative investments includes hedge funds, fund of funds (FOF), managed accounts, structured products and private equity/venture capital. Alternative investment in keeping with this broad definition is the subject of



consideration here. The theoretical part of each chapter is meant to collect, systematize and deepen readers’ understanding of a given investment category, while the practical part of each focuses on an analysis of the current state of development of alternative investments on the global market and outlines the prospects of future market development. This book will be a valuable tool for scholars, practitioners and policy-makers alike.  .