Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock (Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press)

Linda Ronstadt, Randy Lewis, Paul Kingsbury, Bob Delevante, Holly George-Warren, James Austin, Mary Katherine Aldin, Dave Alvin, Alison Brown, Steve F

ISBN 10: 0915608375 / ISBN 13: 9780915608379

Published by University of Illinois Press, 2022

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2022. First Edition. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock (Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press)
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915608375
• ISBN 13: 9780915608379
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In Los Angeles, from the early 1960s through the late 1980s, young musicians and singers formed tight-knit musical communities anchored by nightclubs such as the Ash Grove, the Troubadour, and the Palomino. These musicians injected elements of folk, bluegrass, and country to enliven and reinvigorate the sounds of pop and rock.

The music flowing from these scenes exerted a lasting influence that would stretch the boundaries and alter the course of both rock and country music. This book, a companion to a major multi-year exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, traces a musical evolution beginning with California folk and bluegrass groups, which led to the country-rock sounds of the Byrds, CSN&Y, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, the Eagles, and many more. In the 1980s, a new wave of L.A. roots-rock ushered in Dwight Yoakam, Los Lobos, and Lone Justice.

Richly illustrated with photographs of key musicians on the scene along with treasured items loaned to the museum for the exhibition, the book takes readers on a dazzling journey to a time and place when the beat and grit of rock met the harmonies and the twang of country to produce sounds that reverberate to this day.

About the Author

Along with the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, a cadre of expert journalists, music researchers, and musicians tell the story of this musical movement—often from personal experience. They include Grammy-winning recording artist Linda Ronstadt, former Los Angeles Times music reporter Randy Lewis, author Holly George-Warren, record-label executive James Austin, researcher Mary Katherine Aldin, and musicians Dave Alvin, Alison Brown, and Steve Fishell.