{"product_id":"how-nashville-became-music-city-usa-a-history-of-music-row-updated-and-expanded-9781493065127","title":"How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: A History of Music Row, Updated and Expanded","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe updated and expanded edition of \"How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.\" provides a comprehensive history of the Nashville song and recording industry, from its founding in 1942 to the present, through the voices of those who made it happen. The book offers insight beyond the usual media stories, with emotion, humor, and historical accuracy, tracing the growth and cultural changes of Nashville and the adventurous souls who have flown to be a part of the music. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 440 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 January 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hal Leonard Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Nashville Became Music City,U.S.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e was first published in 2006 and quickly became the go-to reference for those seeking to understand the Nashville music industry, or write about it. Now, Michael Kosser, a prolific songwriter and author, returns with an updated and expanded edition, bringing the history of Music Row up to the present, since so much has changed over the last fifteen years. This new edition of \u003cstrong\u003eHow Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e details the history of the Nashville song and recording industry from the founding of its first serious commercial music publishing company in 1942 to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKosser tells the history of Music Row primarily through the voices of those who made and continue to make that history, including record executives, producers, singers, publishers, songwriters, studio musicians, studio engineers, record promoters, and others responsible for the music and the business, including the ambitious music executives who struggle to find an audience who will buy country records instead of just listening to them on the radio. The result is a book with insight far beyond the usual media stories, with plenty of emotion, humor, and historical accuracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKosser traces the growth and cultural changes of Nashville and the adventurous souls who fly to it to be a part of the music. He follows the changes from its hillbilly roots through its \"Nashville Sound\" quasi-pop days, from the outlaws, the new traditionalists, and the mega-sellers to the recent bro country and the rise. This edition also bears witness recent bro country and the rise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition also bears witness to the huge influence of Music Row on pop, folk, rock, and other American music genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 716g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 152 x 226 x 30 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781493065127\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Kosser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44102186270970,"sku":"9781493065127","price":18.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1674208933172_book.jpg?v=1674556964","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/how-nashville-became-music-city-usa-a-history-of-music-row-updated-and-expanded-9781493065127","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}