Country Classics

(Guitar Collection). 30 all-time country favorites arranged for fingerpicking and flatpicking guitar: Always on My Mind * Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain * Born to Lose * Crazy * Folsom Prison Blues * I Walk the Line * If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time) * King of the Road * Mama Tried * Rocky Top * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more. Includes the stories behind these timeless standards.

(Banjo). 20 timeless country songs arranged for clawhammer banjo: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain (Willie Nelson) * El Paso (Marty Robbins) * Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) * Hey, Good Lookin' (Hank Williams) * I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton) * Okie from Muskogee (Merle Haggard) * Waiting for a Train (Jimmie Rodgers) * and more.

(Violin Play-Along). The Violin Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the audio to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. With the melody and lyrics included, you may also choose to sing along. Chord symbols are provided should you wish to elaborate on the melody. This volume includes the songs: Crazy Arms * Faded Love * Heartaches by the Number * I'm Movin' On * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * Louisiana Man * Tennessee River * Your Cheatin' Heart.

This book comprises a collection of plans for reproducing attractive and useful antiques. Using only basic hand tools, craftsmen of various skill levels are shown how to make a wide variety of toys, accessories, and furniture pieces that are sturdy enough to be used in the home. All projects include a photograph of the finished piece, historical information about the item, materials list, step-by-step instructions, working plans and special construction tips.

Country music may have existed before 1925-in barn dances, roadside taverns, tent shows, minstrel shows, and vaudeville-but it didn't become Country Music until the advent of radio and new stars were born. In Classic Country Singers, author Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug from the Grammy-winning western group Riders in the Sky) celebrates the men and women who built the industry that gave us "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Blue Yodel," "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," and the Grand Ole Opry. From the beginnings of bluegrass to honky-tonk to western swing and more, Classic Country Stars offers intimate biographies and cherished photos covering the careers of nearly fifty major stars from country music's first half-century, including beloved musicians such as Uncle Dave Macon, the Carter Family, and Jimmie Rodgers up to the pop-country hit makers of the 1950s like Eddy Arnold and Marty Robbins. Through war, depression, and the advent of rock and roll, these men and women pioneered a sound that moved from regional barn dances and radio stations to an international audience. Includes profiles on: Hank Williams Gene Autry Hank Snow Kitty Wells Ray Price Minnie Pearl Ernest Tubb Douglas B. Green is the author of three previous works on American music: Country Roots, Singing In The Saddle, and Singing Cowboys. He is considered one of the leading experts on American roots music, especially western. His full-time job for thirty years has been as lead vocalist of Riders in the Sky, the two-time Grammy-award-winning western quartet and member of the Western Music Hall of Fame. For more information on the group, including their tour schedule, please visit www.ridersinthesky.com.

Mary Emmerling takes a fresh look at American Country decorating, showing classic examples of the style in updated, sophisticated, and eclectic settings for the 1990s. 400 full-color photographs.

This book focuses on 50 of the most important entertainers in the history of country music, from its beginnings in the folk music of early America through the 1970s. Divided into five distinct categories, it discusses the pioneers who brought mountain music to mass audiences; cowboys and radio stars who spread country music countrywide; honky-tonk and bluegrass musicians who differentiated country music during the 1940s; the major contributions that female artists made to the genre; and the modern country sound which dominated the genre from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. Each entry includes a brief biography of the chosen artist with special emphasis on experiences which influenced their musical careers. Covered musicians include Fiddlin' John Carson, Riley Puckett, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Sr., Dale Evans, June Carter Cash, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.