Richard Carlin is the Grammy Award-winning author of numerous books on popular music, including The Big Book of Country and Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways. He is also an executive editor of art, art history, and music at Oxford University Press.
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Country Music: A Very Short Introduction presents a compelling overview of the music and its impact on American culture. Country music has long been a marker of American identity; from our popular culture to our politics, it has provided a soundtrack to o... SEE MORE