MuzikMafia : from the local Nashville scene to the national mainstream / / David B. Pruett

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825730003321
• Autore: Pruett David B
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2010
• ISBN: 1-62846-985-4; 1-62103-559-X; 1-282-75587-0; 9786612755873; 1-60473-439-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Collana: American made music series
• Disciplina: 781.642092/273
• 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 (p.195-197), discography (p. 201-202), videography (p. 199), and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Nashville scene -- The birth of the MuzikMafia -- August 2002 to March 2004 : growing popularity in Nashville and beyond -- April through December 2004 : the MuzikMafia takes the national stage -- Interlude : meet the MuzikMafia of 2004 -- 2005 : the second wave -- The beginning of the end.
• Sommario/riassunto: In October 2001, an unlikely gathering of musicians calling itself the MuzikMafia took place at the Pub of Love in Nashville, Tennessee. ""We had all been beat up pretty good by the 'industry' and we told ourselves, if nothing else, we might as well be playing muzik,"" explains Big Kenny of Big and Rich. For the next year and a half, the MuzikMafia performed each week and garnered an ever-growing, dedicated fan base. Five years, several national tours, six Grammy nominations, and eleven million sold albums later, the MuzikMafia now includes a family of artists including founding members Big an