Alamosa Public Library

"Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author with a "lively, engaging, and often wise" (The New York Times Book Review) voice, offers a lyrical, introspective, and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the first family of Black country music. Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite...

CMT Crossroads showcases Def Leppard and Taylor Swift.

"Texas Ranger Rory Yates is not keen for hero status. But it's unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a song about his bravery. Rory escapes his newfound fame when he's sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo, a municipality with two stoplights. And now, according to the Chief of Police, it has one too many Texas Rangers. Rio Lobo Detective Ariana Delgado is the one who requested Rory, and the only person who believes...

"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"--...

"Her Country is veteran Nashville journalist Marissa R. Moss's story of how in the past two decades, country's women fought back against systems designed to keep them down, armed with their art and never willing to just shut up and sing: how women like Kacey Musgraves, Mickey Guyton, Maren Morris, The Chicks, Miranda Lambert, Rissi Palmer, Brandy Clark, LeAnn Rimes, Brandi Carlile, Margo Price and many more have reinvented the rules to find their...

When his family becomes a successful country music group and makes him a featured singer, eleven-year-old James has to deal with big changes in all aspects of his life, even his name.

Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, focusing on the biographies of the characters who created it. It follows the evolution of country music from its diverse and humble origins in the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues, it emerged to its mainstream worldwide popularity by the end of the twentieth century. Meet the unforgettable characters...

"This book is a rare look at Lynn's handwritten lyrics and memorabilia, personal photographs, and anecdotes that give deeper insights into her childhood in Butcher Holler, Kentucky; her marriage and relationship with Doolittle Lynn; her experience as a mother; her meteoric rise to the top of the charts; [and more]."--Front jacket flap.

A history of country music which discusses its roots, influences, and various types, including bluegrass, honky tonk, cowboy music, western swing, and rockabilly.