Detailed Description

Beginning with a foreword by Willie Nelson, this coffee-table book marches through the history of country music, from the nineteenth century through the twentieth, and into the new millennium. Essays by esteemed country music scholars such as Bill Malone, Charles Wolfe, Nolan Porterfield, Colin Escott, John Rumble, Michael McCall, and Peter Cooper are lavishly illustrated with hundreds of images that chart the history and development of the music. Essays by Rosanne Cash and Mary Chapin Carpenter; Top Ten lists by Marty Stuart, Tony Brown, and dozens of artist profiles give readers a full experience of the history and key players of this sweeping music. This essential volume was edited by Paul Kingsbury and Alanna Nash, in collaboration with the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.