A history of country music which discusses its roots, influences, and various types including bluegrass, honky tonk, cowboy music, western swing, and rockabilly.
Traces the development of various musical instruments throughout history, looking at woodwinds, strings, keyboards, and brass and percussion instruments, and includes sidebars, pictures, and suggestions for further reading.
A factbook on the history of classical music, written for young adults. Presents a history of the form and leading composers and musicians in the form, plus sidebars, quotations, annotated bibliographies, and an index.
Traces the history of alternative rock music from its roots in garage and indie bands to the birth of punk, the popularity of grunge music in the 1990s, and the digital new age sounds that began in the twenty-first century, discussing significant and influential artists and trends.
Presents a history and development of American folk music including slave music and spirituals, the Blues, Cajun music, cowboy songs, minstrels, and country western.
Examines the history and origin of the Blues and its influence on the music industry, and describes its connection with African traditions, folklore, and the oppression of slavery; country and urban blues, and contemporary blues.
