Nashville Music Before Country

Nashville is a name synonymous with music. Years before the first radio broadcast of country music from Nashville s Grand Ole Opry, music and publishing were central to Nashville s self-identity. Thousands of songs flooded into the Cumberland and Tennessee River valleys from Southern Appalachia, sung by folk performers. These songs became the foundation for the folk-hymn traditions that grew throughout Tennessee. Into this stream flowed a body of African American spirituals, gospel, and minstrel songs. The arrival of trained German musicians brought classical styles to this gathering stream of musical confluences. These musicians found a home in the academies and businesses of Nashville. Nashville Music before Country is the story of how music merged with education, publication, entertainment, and distribution to set the stage for a unique musical metropolis. The images for Nashville Music before Country come from private collections as well as public libraries and archives."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 05/12/2008
ISBN: 9780738553986
Pages: 127
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.55w x 0.39d