{"product_id":"the-new-generation-of-country-david-dicaire-9780786437870","title":"The New Generation of Country Music Stars: Biographies of 50 Artists Born After 1940","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book highlights 50 of the most important entertainers in contemporary country music, providing a brief biography of each artist with special emphasis on experiences that influenced their musical careers. The artists are divided into five categories: \"The New Traditionalists\" (artists such as George Strait, Reba McEntire, and Clint Black who established the mainstream country sound in the 1980s); \"Alternative Country\" (artists such as Steve Earle and Bela Fleck who made country music on their own terms); \"Groups\" (ensemble acts such as Alabama, the Dixie Chicks, and Rascal Flatts that have carried on the traditions of the Carter Family and other prominent groups of the 1920s and 1930s); \"Country-Pop\" (artists such as Garth Brooks and Shania Twain who firmly established the \"countrypolitan\" sound as the cash cow of Nashville); and \"New Country\" (the next generation of country-pop artists, with particular attention paid to international megastars such as Keith Urban, and teen sensations, including LeAnn Rimes and Taylor Swift).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Dicaire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786437871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786437870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 226","brand":"David Dicaire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947141202175,"sku":"9780786437870","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c948d336-e205-4337-ad69-cbd39e07f178.jpg?v=1681516962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-generation-of-country-david-dicaire-9780786437870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}