LEADER 04475nam 2200541 450 001 9910818035503321 005 20230721045443.0 010 $a0-7864-8559-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000577698 035 $a(EBL)1865681 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001381664 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12594176 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381664 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11437924 035 $a(PQKB)10382681 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1865681 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000577698 100 $a20141218h20082008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe new generation of country music stars $ebiographies of 50 artists born after 1940 /$fDavid Dicaire 210 1$aJefferson, North Carolina :$cMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$d2008. 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7864-3787-1 311 $a1-322-33164-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aJoe 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 ; Be?la 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 327 $aBrooks & 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 327 $aTim 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 330 $aThis 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 606 $aCountry musicians$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aCountry musicians 676 $a781.6420922 676 $a781.642092273 700 $aDicaire$b David$f1963-$01665498 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818035503321 996 $aThe new generation of country music stars$94072621 997 $aUNINA