Collecting American country

Timothy Dodge explores African American interest in and participation in country music dates from the earliest days of the recording industry’s racial segregation of vernacular mus...

This chapter explores how the Country Music Association and the Country Music Foundation have shaped the telling of country music history. It traces the development of the Foundati...

The key to understanding the vast majority of sacred expression in country music is understanding the gospel song and the religious developments for which it was the primary musica...

African American culture draws upon a rich body of traditions from Africa, Latin America, and the South, and folklore is fundamental to the African American heritage. The first wor...

Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has maintained a career in music and film for more than forty years. He was the oldest son in a military family that planned for him to continu...

Abstract The United States of English tells the story of American speech from its earliest beginnings to its current state. Topics covered include the following: the...