

"One of the most important books ever written about a popular music form."Timothy White, Billboard Magazine "Impressive and fascinating"Larry D. Woods, Nashville Banner "Peterson traverses heretofore unbroken ground in this eye-opening look at the very bedrock of country music: its authenticity."Chet Flippo, Billboard Magazine "A fascinating and gripping account of how the music industry literally created and nurtured country music, and how that genre has been in the process of reinventing itself ever since."Jim McCool, Country Music International Copyright



