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Pickin' on Peachtree|Wayne W. Daniel
Pickin' on Peachtree : A History of Country Music in Atlanta, Georgia
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Overview

But for a few twists of fate, Atlanta could have grown to be the recording center that Nashville is today. Pickin' on Peachtree traces Atlanta's emergence in the 1920s as a major force in country recording and radio broadcasting and its forty years as a hub of country music.

From the Old Time Fiddlers' Conventions and barn dances through the rise of station WSB and other key radio outlets, Wayne W. Daniel thoroughly documents the consolidation of country music as big business in Atlanta. He also profiles a vast array of performers, radio personalities, and recording moguls who transformed the Peachtree city into the nerve center of early country music.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780252069680
  • ISBN-10: 0252069684
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • Publish Date: November 2000
  • Dimensions: 8.85 x 5.87 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.08 pounds
  • Page Count: 328

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