Are You Ready for the Country: Elvis, Dylan, Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock
by Peter Doggett 
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In 1969, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, American music changed for ever. Bob Dylan, the most daredevil spirit of the rock era, took the stage for the first time with Johnny Cash, country music superstar. This show at the temple of country music, The Grand Ole Opry, was the most public evidence of a collision of styles which first occurred in the mid-1950s and has sent shockwaves through American music ever since. Country Rock, as played by the Byrds, the Eagles and Gram show more Parsons, was to become the dominant style in American music during the 1970s. show lessTags
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Peter Doggett is a commentator and writer about popular music, entertainment, and social and cultural history. He is a regular contributor to publications such as Mojo, Q, and GQ. Some of his books are The Art and Music of John Lennon, Are You Ready for the Country, and You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After The Break Up. (Bowker Author show more Biography) show less
Peter Doggett is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Are You Ready for the Country: Elvis, Dylan, Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock
- People/Characters
- Bob Dylan; Elvis Presley; Gram Parsons; Johnny Cash; The Byrds; The Flying Burrito Brothers (show all 20); Hank Williams; Neil Young; Willie Nelson; Beck; Wilco; Steve Earle; Bob Wills; Emmylou Harris; James Burton; Green on Red; Everly Brothers; Ernest Tubb; Gene Vincent; Son Volt
- Important places
- Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Dedication
- To Louise Cripps, who set out with me on this trip into the country
Classifications
- Genres
- Music, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 781.642 — Arts & recreation Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Western popular music {equally instrumental and vocal} Country and Bluegrass
- LCC
- ML3524 .D64 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Popular music
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- Languages
- English
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- ISBNs
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