The following resources have been reviewed and are available for check out from me.
Films
Walk the Line (2005)
The story of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame.
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 (Won an Oscar)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to rise to fame.
IMDB rating: 7.4/10 (Won an Oscar)
Your Cheatin' Heart (1964)
The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams, Sr.
IMDB rating: 6.6/10
Living Proof: Hank Williams Jr Story (1983)
Biopic based on the singer's life, under his mother's thumb, competing with the ghost of one of the most famous singers in C&W music history, Hank Williams, Sr.
IMDB rating: 5.1/10
Urban Cowboy (1980)
A young Texas farmer goes to Houston, Texas, to work in a refinery and learns about life by hanging out at Gilley's, a roadhouse bar (a modern version of the honky-tonk).
IMDB rating: 5.9/10
Nine to Five (1980)
Three female employees of a "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" find a way to turn the tables on him.
IMDB rating: 6.3/10
Hee Haw (1969) TV series 1969-1993
Televised comedy/variety show with a distinctive country flavor.
IMDB rating: 6.7/10
Hillbilly: The Real Story (2008) (TV)
The history and culture of the legendary inhabitants (the "hillbillies") of Appalachia.
IMDB rating: 7.4/10
Games
Band Manager Tycoon
Rock Star Tycoon
Music
Patsy Cline: Crazy; I Fall to Pieces; Walkin' After Midnight
Willie Nelson: Always On My Mind
Hank Williams Sr.: I'm so Lonesome, I Could Cry; Your Cheatin Heart; Cold, Cold Heart
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Conway Twitty: Hello Darlin'
George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today
Alan Jackson: Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
Jeannie C. Riley: Harper Valley P.T.A.
Reba McEntire: Fancy
Charlie Daniels Band: Devil Went Down to Georgia
Loretta Lynn: Coal Miners Daughter
Martina McBride: Independence Day
Tammy Wynette: Stand By Your Man
Kitty Wells: It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
Garth Brooks: The Dance; Friends in Low Places
Glen Campbell: Rhinestone Cowboy
John Denver: Thank God I'm a Country Boy
Kenny Rogers: The Gambler, Lady
Johnny Paycheck: Take this job and shove it
Waylon and Willie: Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Billy Ray Cyrus: Achy Breaky Heart
Johnny Cash: Ring of Fire; Folsom Prison Blues (Live at Folsom Prison)
Merle Haggard: Okie From Muskogee
David Allan Coe: You Never Even Call Me By My Name
Faron Young: Hello Walls
Charlie Rich: Behind Closed Doors
Toby Keith: Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
The Dixie Chicks: Not Ready to Make Nice
George Strait: Twang
Books
Primary Texts
Ellison, C.W. (1995). Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi
Koskoff, E. (Ed) (2005). Music cultures in the United States: an introduction. New York, NY: Routledge Snapshot 11.1: Country Music (pgs 341 - 248, by Chas Wolfe)
Tribe, I. M. (2006). Country: a regional exploration. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Tyler, D. (2008). Music of the postwar era. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Country and Western Music of the Postwar Years (pgs. 168 - 197)
Sub-genre Books
Dempsey, J. M. (2002). The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air: celebrating seventy years of Texas music. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press.
Jensen, J. (1998). The Nashville Sound: Authenticity, Commercialization, and Country Music. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press
Laird, T. E. W. (2005). Louisiana hayride: radio and roots music along the red river. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Ledgin, S. P. (2004). Homegrown Music: Discovering Bluegrass. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers
Starr, L. & Waterman, C. (2007). American Popular Music. Oxford University Press
Wolfe, C. K. (2001). Classic country: legends of country music. New York, NY: Routledge
Stories, quotes and individual singers
Anderson, S. E. [compiled by] (2003). The quotable musician: from Bach to Tupac. New York, NY: Allworth Press
Barnet, R. D. Nemerov B. & Taylor, M. (2004). The story behind the song: 150 songs that chronicle the 20th century. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Burke, K. K. (2004). Country music changed my life: tales of tough times and triumph from country’s legends. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books.
Dutton, M. (2006). True to the roots: Americana music revealed. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press
Santoro, G. (2004). Highway 61 revisited: the tangled roots of American jazz, blues, rock, and country music. New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Business Books
Knab, C. & Day, B. (2007). Music is your business. Seattle, WA: FourFront Media and Music
Talbot, M., Ed. (2002). The business of music. Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press
Reynolds, A. (2008). The tour book: How to get your music on the road. Boston, MA: Course Technology
Reference Books
Carlin, R. (2006) American popular music: country. New York NY: Infobase Publishing.
A-to-Z entries
Grove, G. & Blom, E. (1980) Grove's dictionary of music and musicians (5th ed.). London : Macmillan Publishers
Russell, T, (2007). Country music originals: the legends and the lost. New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Films
Walk the Line (2005)
The story of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame.
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 (Won an Oscar)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to rise to fame.
IMDB rating: 7.4/10 (Won an Oscar)
Your Cheatin' Heart (1964)
The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams, Sr.
IMDB rating: 6.6/10
Living Proof: Hank Williams Jr Story (1983)
Biopic based on the singer's life, under his mother's thumb, competing with the ghost of one of the most famous singers in C&W music history, Hank Williams, Sr.
IMDB rating: 5.1/10
Urban Cowboy (1980)
A young Texas farmer goes to Houston, Texas, to work in a refinery and learns about life by hanging out at Gilley's, a roadhouse bar (a modern version of the honky-tonk).
IMDB rating: 5.9/10
Nine to Five (1980)
Three female employees of a "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" find a way to turn the tables on him.
IMDB rating: 6.3/10
Hee Haw (1969) TV series 1969-1993
Televised comedy/variety show with a distinctive country flavor.
IMDB rating: 6.7/10
Hillbilly: The Real Story (2008) (TV)
The history and culture of the legendary inhabitants (the "hillbillies") of Appalachia.
IMDB rating: 7.4/10
Games
Band Manager Tycoon
Rock Star Tycoon
Music
Patsy Cline: Crazy; I Fall to Pieces; Walkin' After Midnight
Willie Nelson: Always On My Mind
Hank Williams Sr.: I'm so Lonesome, I Could Cry; Your Cheatin Heart; Cold, Cold Heart
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You
Conway Twitty: Hello Darlin'
George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today
Alan Jackson: Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
Jeannie C. Riley: Harper Valley P.T.A.
Reba McEntire: Fancy
Charlie Daniels Band: Devil Went Down to Georgia
Loretta Lynn: Coal Miners Daughter
Martina McBride: Independence Day
Tammy Wynette: Stand By Your Man
Kitty Wells: It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
Garth Brooks: The Dance; Friends in Low Places
Glen Campbell: Rhinestone Cowboy
John Denver: Thank God I'm a Country Boy
Kenny Rogers: The Gambler, Lady
Johnny Paycheck: Take this job and shove it
Waylon and Willie: Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
Billy Ray Cyrus: Achy Breaky Heart
Johnny Cash: Ring of Fire; Folsom Prison Blues (Live at Folsom Prison)
Merle Haggard: Okie From Muskogee
David Allan Coe: You Never Even Call Me By My Name
Faron Young: Hello Walls
Charlie Rich: Behind Closed Doors
Toby Keith: Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
The Dixie Chicks: Not Ready to Make Nice
George Strait: Twang
Books
Primary Texts
Ellison, C.W. (1995). Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi
Koskoff, E. (Ed) (2005). Music cultures in the United States: an introduction. New York, NY: Routledge Snapshot 11.1: Country Music (pgs 341 - 248, by Chas Wolfe)
Tribe, I. M. (2006). Country: a regional exploration. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Tyler, D. (2008). Music of the postwar era. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Country and Western Music of the Postwar Years (pgs. 168 - 197)
Sub-genre Books
Dempsey, J. M. (2002). The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air: celebrating seventy years of Texas music. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press.
Jensen, J. (1998). The Nashville Sound: Authenticity, Commercialization, and Country Music. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press
Laird, T. E. W. (2005). Louisiana hayride: radio and roots music along the red river. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Ledgin, S. P. (2004). Homegrown Music: Discovering Bluegrass. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers
Starr, L. & Waterman, C. (2007). American Popular Music. Oxford University Press
Wolfe, C. K. (2001). Classic country: legends of country music. New York, NY: Routledge
Stories, quotes and individual singers
Anderson, S. E. [compiled by] (2003). The quotable musician: from Bach to Tupac. New York, NY: Allworth Press
Barnet, R. D. Nemerov B. & Taylor, M. (2004). The story behind the song: 150 songs that chronicle the 20th century. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Burke, K. K. (2004). Country music changed my life: tales of tough times and triumph from country’s legends. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books.
Dutton, M. (2006). True to the roots: Americana music revealed. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press
Santoro, G. (2004). Highway 61 revisited: the tangled roots of American jazz, blues, rock, and country music. New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Business Books
Knab, C. & Day, B. (2007). Music is your business. Seattle, WA: FourFront Media and Music
Talbot, M., Ed. (2002). The business of music. Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press
Reynolds, A. (2008). The tour book: How to get your music on the road. Boston, MA: Course Technology
Reference Books
Carlin, R. (2006) American popular music: country. New York NY: Infobase Publishing.
A-to-Z entries
Grove, G. & Blom, E. (1980) Grove's dictionary of music and musicians (5th ed.). London : Macmillan Publishers
Russell, T, (2007). Country music originals: the legends and the lost. New York, NY: Oxford University Press
