Crowley County Combined Library

A history of country music which discusses its roots, influences, and various types, including bluegrass, honky tonk, cowboy music, western swing, and rockabilly.

A journey through the history of country music.

Smarsh challenged a typically male vision of the rural working class with her first book, Heartland, starring the bold, hard-luck women who raised her. Now, in She Come by It Natural, originally published in a four-part series for The Journal of Roots Music, No Depression, Smarsh explores the overlooked contributions to social progress by such women -- including those averse to the term "feminism" -- as exemplified by Dolly Parton's life and art....

From its humble beginnings as a way to pass the time in the Appalachian Mountains to international acclaim and one of the most popular genres of music today, country music has a long and varied history. It is the base of most of the music we listen to today. Country Music will take you on a journey through nearly a hundred years of this genre, showing how it touches the hearts of people everywhere. The Evolution & Cultural Influences of Music series...

Provides an account of the people, music, and the social and cultural conditions in 1925 that allowed for the growth of the Saturday night radio show that became the Grand Ole Opry.

Includes material on Hank Williams, Fred Rose, Marty Robbins, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Don Gibson, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Bobby Bare, Kris Kristofferson, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Charley Pride, Ronnie Milsap, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, the Dixie Chicks, and...

Documents the lives of hundreds of women from country's biggest legends to its forgotten pioneers who have nurtured the rise of country music.