Music USA: The Rough GuideThe ideal handbook for every rock-n-roll pilgrim, Music USA tours the musical heritage of America, from New York to Seattle, stopping at all the shrines of sound in between. Coverage includes background on the development of local music styles, with details on clubs and venues, radio stations and record stores nationwide. |
Contents
New York 165 | 49 |
Record Stores 6163 Books 6364 Video | 65 |
Early Appalachian music 7885 Bluegrass 8591 | 85 |
Nashville 97126 | 97 |
Early Nashville 98105 The Nashville sound and the 1960s 105111 Bob Dylan comes | 119 |
Athens 133140 | 133 |
Venues 148149 Festivals 149 Radio 149150 Record Stores 150 | 150 |
Jazz 158163 RB 163173 Blues 173176 Cajun country 176184 | 176 |
Blues 244259 Soul 259264 House 264265 Jazz 265268 Rock 268273 | 268 |
Cleveland 281289 | 281 |
John Lee Hooker 292294 Motown Records 294304 NonMotown Detroit | 309 |
Rock 318323 RB 323325 Folk 326328 | 326 |
Tejano music 332337 Vintage Texas country music 337340 Modern Texas country | 349 |
The Southwest 361371 | 361 |
the early days 374380 The 1960s the golden age of LA | 398 |
Venues 411412 Festivals 412 Radio 413 Publications | 413 |
Record Stores 188189 Museums 189 Books 189190 Video | 190 |
Venues 204205 Festivals 205 Radio 205206 Publications 206 Museums | 206 |
Memphis 209241 | 209 |
Blues 210214 Rockabilly 214221 Soul 222233 White rock in Memphis 233235 | 233 |
Rock 418434 Soul RB and rap 434435 Jazz 435436 | 435 |
Venues 459461 Festivals 461 Radio 461462 Publications | 462 |
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