A good-natured riot
the birth of the Grand Ole Opry
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
1999 - Country Music Foundation Press and Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, Tennessee
Language
English
Word Count
78,000 words, Guess
Page Count
312 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL378057M
- ISBN-10082651331X
- OCLC Control Number39727818
- OCLC Control Numbergoodnaturedriotb0000wolf
- Library of Congress Control Number98040104
and 2 more
- Goodreads505461
- LibraryThing1665168
Classifications
- DDC791.44/72
- LCCML3524 .W64 1999
Description
Both a detailed history and a group biography of the Opry's early years, A Good-Natured Riot provides the first comprehensive and thoroughly researched account of the personalities, the music, and the social and cultural conditions that were such fertile ground for the growth of a radio show that was to become an essential part of American culture. With dozens of wonderful photographs, a discography, and a complete roster of every performer and performance of these early Opry years, A Good-Natured Riot gives a full and authoritative portrayal of the colorful beginnings of WSM's barn dance program up to 1940, by which time the Grand Ole Opry had found its national audience and was poised to become the legendary institution that it remains to this day.
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- A good-natured riot: the birth of the Grand Ole Opry
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