Will You Miss Me When Im Gone? : The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music

English

ISBN: 074324382X

EAN: 9780743243827

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians/Music / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: 02/13/2004

Synopsis: Will You Miss Me When Im Goneis the first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music. Meticulously researched and lovingly written, it is a look at a world and a culture that, rather than passing, has continued to exist in the music that is the legacy of the Carters -- songs that have shaped and influenced generations of artists who have followed them.Brilliant in insight and execution,Will You Miss Me When Im Goneis also an in-depth study of A.P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter, and their bittersweet story of love and fulfillment, sadness and loss. The result is more than just a biography of a family; it is also a journey into another time, almost another world, and theirs is a story that resonates today and lives on in the timeless music they created.

Awards: National Book Critics Circle Awards – null 

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Will You Miss Me When Im Gone? : The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.44 inches

Weight: 13.55 oz

Pages: 432