Oh, didn't they ramble : Rounder Records and the transformation of American roots music
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Plant, Robert, writer of foreword.
Published
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023].
Status
Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction - NEW
781.62 MENCO
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781.62 MENCO
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Published
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xx, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and index.
Description
"What is American roots music? Any definition must account for a kaleidoscope of genres from bluegrass to blues, western swing to jazz, soul and gospel to rock and reggae, Cajun to Celtic. It must encompass the work of artists as diverse as Alice Gerrard and Alison Krauss, George Thorogood and Sun Ra, Bela Fleck and Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, the Blake Babies and Billy Strings. What do all these artists and music styles have in common? The answer is a record label born in the wake of the American folk revival and 1960s movement politics, formed around the eclectic tastes and audacious ideals of three recent college grads who lived, listened, and worked together. The answer is Rounder Records. For more than fifty years, Rounder has been the world's leading label for folk music of all kinds. David Menconi's book is the label's definitive history, drawing on previously untapped archives and extensive interviews with artists, Rounder staff, and founders Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, and Bill Nowlin. Rounder's founders blended ingenuity and independence with serendipity and an unfailing belief in the small-d democratic power of music to connect and inspire people, forging creative partnerships that resulted in one of the most eclectic and creative catalogs in the history of recorded music. Placing Rounder in the company of similarly influential labels like Stax, Motown, and Blue Note, this story is destined to delight anyone who cares about the place of music in American culture"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Menconi, D., & Plant, R. (2023). Oh, didn't they ramble: Rounder Records and the transformation of American roots music . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Menconi, David and Robert, Plant. 2023. Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Menconi, David and Robert, Plant. Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music The University of North Carolina Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Menconi, David,, and Robert Plant. Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music The University of North Carolina Press, 2023.
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