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Loading... How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: 50 Years of Music Row (Book and CD)by Michael Kosser
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(Book). How did a medium-sized Southern river town become arguably the most important music center in America? In How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A. , we learn how a single studio in a tiny duplex house became Music Row, a ten-block area populated by hundreds of talented people whose job is to simply make music. The book features stories from publishers, songwriters and others who help tell the evolution of this fabled center of music. It's where Elvis ushered in the commercial rock 'n' roll explosion by recording "Heartbreak Hotel," Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, and Willie Nelson taught mainstream America to love soulful ballads, and Bob Dylan recorded three of his most important albums. The full-length CD includes 12 recordings made in the early studios of Music Row, giving listeners a rare chance to hear the demos made by some of Nashville's most talented artists. Songs include "Bye, Bye, Love," "Crazy," "King of the Road," "Walkin' After Midnight" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today." No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)781.64209768The arts Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Western popular music {equally instrumental and vocal} Country and Bluegrass Country and Bluegrass by place Country and Bluegrass - North AmericaLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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The author, Michael Kosser, is an award winning songwriter who has had over 100 of his songs recorded by some of the biggest names in country music. He's a Nashville insider and was able to score some very frank interviews with many of the people who built Nashville into the music powerhouse that it is today.
The book comes with a CD that contains 10 song demos and recuts, including the famous songwriting team of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant demoing "Bye Bye Love" and Bobby Braddock singing his demos of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "I Wanna Talk About Me." Great stuff. ( )