Century Of Country

by Robert K. Oermann

Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, A Century of Country explains how the great stars of yesterday and today -- Jimmie Rogers, the Carter Family, Hank Williams, Gene Autry, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Roy Acuff, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Clint Black, Garth Brooks, and many others -- made their careers against long odds.

Genres: Music

320 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1999

Reviews

[SKP · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 rounded up—There are better coffee table type books about the history of country music, but this was a nice introduction. Glad I got it at the library though, because I don’t think it would be worth the price it is on Amazon.

[Aaron the Pink Donut · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice glossy informative book on the subject. Its not super in dept but a nice introduction to the genre