Ferreira, Richard 9
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco 9
Fishell, Steve 17
Five Easy Pieces (movie) 99
Flatt and Scruggs 46, 59
Flatt, Lester 48+
Flippo, Chet 165
Florida Playboys 88
Flying Burrito Brothers 131
Flying Fish Records 201
Folk music 44, 45–62, 178
Fort Worth, Texas 25
Foster … Lloyd 198
Foster, Radney 181, 198
Foster, Stephen 182
Fricker, Sylvia 59
Frizzell, Lefty 78
Fromholz, Steve 135
Fruit Jar Drinkers, The 27, 29
Fuller, Blind Boy 89
Fundamentalist Christianity 114, 117
G
Garland, Jim 54–55
Garland, Oliver Perry 54
Gatlin, Larry 21, 118, 120–121, 123
Gayle, Crystal 176
Gennett Records 46
Gibson, Don 89, 164, 165
Gill, Vince 17, 181
Gilley, Mickey 91, 160
Glaser Brothers, The 188
Glaser, Tompall 12, 35, 40–44
and Outlaw movement, 188
Glover, Lillie Mae (Memphis Ma Rainey) 147
Goldsboro, Bobby 99
Goodman, Benny 165
Gordon, Kevin 9
Gordy, Emory Jr. 17
Graham, Billy 64
Grammer, Billy 85
Grammy award 95, 182
Grand Ole Gospel Time radio show 20
Grand Ole Opry 19–34
history and legacy of, 35, 36, 39, 42, 46, 50, 57, 59, 60, 73, 84, 89, 90. 91, 93–94, 97, 99, 105, 140, 159, 160, 162, 178, 179, 187
Granite Quarry, North Carolina 125
Grateful Dead, The 136
Gray, Dobie 21, 90
Great Depression 54, 56, 98, 107
Green, Lloyd 199
Greensboro, North Carolina 108
Greenwich Village 53, 59, 122
Griffith, Nanci 182, 198, 199
Grossman, Albert 58
Gunning, Sara Ogan 54–56, 121, 189
Guralnik, Peter 10
Guthrie, Arlo 71, 84
Guthrie, Woody 44, 56, 98, 121
H
Haggard, Merle 70, 85, 86, 88, 97–99
and songs about race, 163, 179, 185, 193, 199
Haight–Ashbury 137
Haldeman, H.R. (Bob) 70
Hall of Fame, Country Music 17
Hall, Tom T. 11, 12, 13, 31, 32, 33, 34, 90, 91, 96, 113, 122, 125, 131, 192
Halley, David 9
Hamill, Jim 115
Hamilton, George IV 33, 34, 60–61, 62, 76–78, 85, 178, 180, 190
Hargrove, Linda 102
Harlan County, Kentucky 54
Harper’s magazine 97
Harris, Emmylou 16, 44, 119, 161–163, 180, 181–182, 183, 184, 196, 200
Hartford, John 16, 62, 78, 80, 191
Harvey, Alex 96
Hay, George D. 27, 29
Hayes, Ira 120
Hayes, Isaac 91
Hazlewood, Lee 52
Hefner, Hugh 104, 159
Hendersonville, North Carolina 115
Hibbing, Minnesota 68
Hill, Faith 179, 180
Holly, Buddy 39
Hoover, Willis 78, 80
Horstman, Dorothy 51
House of Cash 63
House, Tom 9
Houston, Texas 95
Howard, Harlan 17, 78, 89, 191
Howlin’ Wolf 89
Hunter, Ivory Joe 91
Huntsville, Texas 65
Hurt, Mississippi John 89
Hutchenson, Bert 30
Hyatt, Walter 199
Hyde, Ed 30
I
Ian and Sylvia 58, 59–60
Iwo Jima, Battle of 69
J
Jackson State University 130
Jackson, Alan 11, 15, 183, 199
Jackson, Aunt Molly 54–56
Jackson, Mississippi 41
Jazz music 147, 149
Jefferson, Blind Lemon 165
Jenkins, Reverend Andrew 25
Jennings, Waylon 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 35, 39, 40, 41, 44, 61, 111, 125, 131, 132, 184, 188
Jesus 21, 31, 32, 54, 64, 70, 96, 114, 116, 120, 121, 171
Jesus Christ Superstar 134
Jo, Sammi 105
John, Elton 114
Johnston, Bob 71
Jones, Bob 125–126
Jones, George 15, 16, 102, 163
Jones, Grandpa 51
Jones, Loyal 47, 181
Joplin, Janis 129
K
Kahn, Si 184, 201
Kane, Kieran 197
Kazee, Buell 47, 48
Kemp, Wayne 163
Kennedy, Robert 85
Kent State University 130
Kershaw, Doug 71
Kincaid, Bradley 26, 176
King Curtis 156
King, Florence 97
King, Martin Luther Jr. 86
Kingsmen, The 114–115, 126
Kingston Springs, Tennessee 175
Kiss 143
Knight, Gladys 90
Krauss, Alison 201
Kristofferson, Kris 11, 12, 13, 14, 62, 64, 71, 73, 77–79, 80, 82, 83, 87, 116, 120–122, 123, 131, 172–174, 175, 179, 191
Ku Klux Klan 125
L
LaFarge, Peter 69
Lampley, Claude 28
Lanza, Mario 174
Large, Billy 17
Lauderdale, Jim 15, 200
Leadbelly 89
Lee, Dickie 168
LeFevres, The 20, 114–115, 126
Leiber, Jerry 53
Lewis, Jerry Lee 160
Lightfoot, Gordon 58, 59–61, 78, 80, 82, 174, 190
Little Richard 148
Lloyd, Bill 198
Lone Star Records 138
Long, Jonathan 18
Los Angeles, California 81, 137, 150
Lost Highways 10
Loudermilk, John D. 102
Louisiana Hayride 35
Louisville, Kentucky 46
Love, Mariane 99
Loveless, Patty 180, 197
Lovett, Lyle 182, 198
Lunsford, Bascom Lamar 56
Luttrell, Tennessee 164
Lynn, Loretta 16, 91, 103, 106–110, 194
Lynn, Mooney 107, 108
Lynyrd Skynyrd 102
M
MacLellan, Gene 120
Macon, Georgia 145–146, 148, 149, 150
Macon, Uncle Dave 27, 28, 50
Magic Touch Massage Parlor 21
Maines, Lloyd 199
Maines, Natalie 199
Marshall Tucker Band 142–144, 146, 154, 195
Martin, Asa 45–49, 102, 189
Marx, Karl 54
Mattea, Kathy 181, 198
Matthews, Vince 10, 16, 78, 167, 169–177, 196
Max’s Kansas City 39, 41
Mayfield, Percy 96
MCA Records 198
McCartney, Paul 163
McCorkle, George 143, 144–145, 195
McCorkle, Jill 185
McCoy, Charley 72, 73, 82
McEuen, John 155–158
McEuen, William 157–158
McGee, Kirk 27, 28, 29
McGee, Sam 16, 20, 24, 27–31, 85
McGee, Sam and Kirk 187
McGraw, Tim 180
McGuinn, Roge
r 157
Memphis Ma Rainey (Lillie Mae Glover) 147
Memphis, Tennessee 147, 171
Meridian, Mississippi 43, 147
Midnight Jamboree, Ernest Tubb 140
Milete, Shirl 85
Miller, Buddy 17, 184, 199, 200
Miller, Glenn 153
Miller, Julie 200
Miller, Roger 78, 79
Milsap, Ronnie 33, 168
Mississippi Delta 184
Mitchell, Chad 51
Mitchell, Joni 13, 60, 76–78, 80
Monahans, Texas 139
Monkees, The 77
Monroe, Bill 48–49, 131, 147, 182
Monument Records 79
Moratorium March on Washington 84
Morgan, Geoff 167–169
Morton, David 93, 94
Moss, Wayne 72
Murphey, Michael 128–129, 135
Muscle Shoals, Alabama 149
Music Row 9, 18, 127, 132, 151, 159, 178, 180
My Lai Massacre 100
Myrick, Weldon 101
N
Nash, Graham 77
Nashville 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 31, 35, 46, 58, 59, 61, 72, 73, 76, 78, 80, 82, 83, 85, 94, 95, 99, 100, 108, 112, 118, 119, 124, 127, 128, 139, 140, 142, 147, 155–169, 172, 177, 178, 181, 184
Nashville Plus Steering Committee 166–167
National Council of Churches 124
National Miners Union 54, 55
NBC Musical Appreciation Hour 27
Nelson, Willie 11, 12, 44, 78–79, 82, 127–140, 184, 188, 195, 197, 200
Nesmith, Michael 77
New Deal 56
New Orleans, Louisiana 147
New Testament 114
New Times magazine 119
New York Times magazine 119
New York Times, The 42
New York, New York 52, 53, 72, 137, 150
Newbury, Mickey 12, 16, 62, 77, 78, 80–82, 95–96, 118, 124, 174–175, 185, 188, 191
Newport Folk Festival 69, 79, 83
Newport, Rhode Island 59, 67
Newton–John, Olivia 160–161, 162
Nicholson, Gary 178, 201
Nicholson, Jack 99
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 155–156, 158, 192, 196, 200
Nixon, President Richard 24, 67, 70, 84, 97, 170
Norfolk, Virginia 42
O
O’Connor, Mark 199
O’Hara, Jamie 15, 197
Ochs, Phil 57
Odessa, Texas 120
Odetta 82
Oermann, Robert K. 193
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 183
Okeh Records 25, 176
Oklahoma Dust Bowl 56, 98
Old Town 121
Opryland 23, 29, 33, 73
Orelia, Ontario 59
Outlaw Movement 12
Owen, Gwil 9
P
Paintsville, Kentucky 107
Parsons, Gram 163
Parton, Dolly 106, 118–120, 161–163, 194
Paxton, Tom 42
Paycheck, Johnny 110–111, 194
Pearl, Minnie 16, 24, 84
Peer, Ralph 25, 26, 43, 46–47, 176
Peer, Ralph Jr. 176
Peer–Southern Publishing 176
People magazine 166
Pepper, Brenda 159–160
Perkins, Carl 144
Peter, Paul and Mary 57, 58, 60
Petty, Tom 201
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 128
Phillips, Sam 147
Philo Records 201
Pierce, Webb 172
Pi–Gem Publishing 168
Pigford, Harold 114
Playboy magazine 123
Playboy Records 159–160
Pointer Sisters 90
Polk, Charles 41
Poole, Charlie 26
Porter’n’ Dolly 119
Premiers, Coy Cook and the 114
Presley, Elvis 21, 114, 143, 144, 147, 165
Prestwood, Hugh 197
Pride, Charley 71, 90, 92–93, 176, 193
Prigg, Jack 139–140
Prine, John 9, 121–122, 123, 194
Progressive country music 128
Protest music 52–58
R
Race Relations Reporter 14
RCA Records 95, 164
Redding, Otis 146, 148
Redondo Beach, California 51
Reed, Jerry 82
Reeves, Jim 28, 164, 165
Reinhardt, Django 165
Reynolds, Allen 178, 180, 181–182
Reynolds, Bert 94
Reynolds, Billy Ray 17, 188, 197
Rhino Records 190, 192
Rigby, Amy 9, 10
Robbins, Pig 72
Roberts, Fiddlin’ Doc 45
Robison, Bruce 199
Rock ’n’ roll 44, 144, 149, 151, 157
Rock Hill, South Carolina 114
Rockabilly music 171
Rodgers, Jimmie 40, 42, 43, 44, 60, 68, 80, 90, 127, 147, 165, 176, 181, 185, 188
Rolling Stone magazine 119, 165
Ronstadt, Linda 119, 160, 161–163, 196
Rose, Fred 38
Rounder Records 189
Rubin, Rick 190
Rule, Jimmy 38
Rush, Tom 76
Russell, Johnny 13, 16, 96, 97
Ryman Auditorium 19, 20, 23, 28, 31, 32, 33, 36, 57, 67, 73, 147, 166–167, 181
Ryman, Tom 19
S
Sahm, Doug 135–137, 195
Sam and Dave 148
San Antonio, Texas 129, 135
San Francisco, California 136
San Francisco, Fillmore Auditorium 9
San Quentin penitentiary 66
Scott, Darrell 15, 199
Scruggs, Earl 13, 48, 62, 83–85, 155–156, 157–158, 192
Scruggs, Gary 157
Scruggs, Randy 157
Scruggs, Steve 157
Seeger, Pete 44, 53, 56, 57, 58, 71, 94
Seely, Jeannie 24, 187
Segovia 165
Sermon on the Mount 70
Sevierville, Tennessee 118, 162
Sharp, Cecil 46–47
Shaver, Billy Joe 16, 80
Shepherd, Jean 105
Shiva’s Headband 130
Shreveport, Louisiana 35
Silverstein, Shel 12, 13, 16, 109, 114, 122–123, 170, 175, 194
Simon, Joe 90
Sinatra, Nancy 52
Sir Douglas Quintet 135
Skaggs, Ricky 17
Skorik, Jeff 9
Sledge, Mississippi 92
Sledge, Percy 148
Smith, Cal 100, 116–117
Smith, Fiddlin’ Arthur 27
Smith, Lee 185
Smith, Sammi 172
Snow, Hank 19, 20, 23, 59
Snow, Jimmy 19, 20, 21
Soap Creek Saloon 135–138
Soggy Bottom Boys 183
Southern Festival of Books 185
Southern rock 142–154
Spartanburg, South Carolina 142
Spears, Billy Jo 106
Spin magazine 10
Springsteen, Bruce 182
Stampley, Joe 111
Stanley, Ralph 200
Starks, Mack 9
Station Inn, The 178, 197
Statler Brothers 71
Steinberg, David 81
Steinem, Gloria 109
Stewart, Wynn 160
Stoller, Mike 53
Stoneman, Pop 26, 176
Street, Mel 105
Stre
zlecki, Henry 72
Strunk, Jud 86
Sugar Hill Records 194
Sun Records 171
Sunday, Billy 20
Swann, Billy 173
T
Tashian, Barry … Holly 197
Tashian, Barry 17, 178
Tashian, Holly 178
Taylor, Eric 199
Threadgill, Kenneth 129–130
Tillis, Mel 58–59, 112
Tolleson, Mike 130–131
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge 13, 21, 22, 23
Travis, Merle 51–52, 59, 90, 156, 157–158, 164, 189
Travis, Randy 181
Troubadour, The 39
Troy, Billy 21
Tubb, Ernest 23, 44, 181
Tucker, Tanya 99, 160
Tucson, Arizona 162
Tupelo, Mississippi 147
Twain, Shania 179, 180
Twitty, Conway 16, 103, 104, 111, 194
Tyson, Ian 58–59, 61, 82, 198
U
Union Grove, North Carolina 48
United Mine Workers union 54–56
University of Texas 129
V
Van Zandt, Townes 135, 173, 199
Vanderbilt University 13, 73, 93, 140, 185
Victor Records 43
Vietnam War 70, 84, 100, 121, 130, 150, 151
Vincent, Don 172
Voice of America 24
Voices from the Mountains 67
W
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 94
Waggoner, Porter 24, 148, 163
Walden, Phil 146, 148
Walker, Jerry Jeff 128, 135, 139
Walker, T–Bone 135
Wallace, George 28, 85, 97
Walton, Staley 30
Warner Bros. Records 192
Warren Wilson College 52
Washington, Moratorium March on 84
Watergate 24, 97, 115
Watson, Doc 48, 156, 157–158, 189
Watson, Gene 106, 176, 199
Watson, Merle 158
Waverly, Tennessee 171
Wayne, Don 100–101
WBAP Barn Dance 25
WBAP radio 25
Webb, Clara 107
Webb, Ted 107
Weesner, Mike 95
Weir, Rusty 135
Welch, Gillian 182
Weller, Freddy 90
Wells, Kitty 44, 61
Wet Willie 146
WHAS radio 46
Wheeler, Billy Edd 52–53, 189
Wheeler, Cheryl 198
Wheeling Jamboree 59
Wheeling, West Virginia 59
White, Tony Joe 88
Wilburn, Neil 72
Wilkerson, Larry 170
Wilkin, Marijohn 83
Wilkins, Little David 105, 106
Williams, Don 33, 112, 180
Williams, Hank (Sr.) 14, 33, 35–40, 42, 44, 62, 68, 78, 82, 89, 90, 116, 150, 160, 165, 181, 184, 186, 188, 191
Williams, Hank Jr. 12, 14, 88, 113, 174, 176, 197
Williams, Lucinda 182, 184, 200
Williams, Robin and Linda 169
Williams, Roger M. 36
Willis Brothers 172
Wills, Bob 40
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