At 08:35 AM 3/2/99 -0800, Don wrote:
>And that's not all he got wrong. The Big Book Of Country Music is easily
>one of the most unreliable reference books on country that you'll find.
>It's riddled with factual errors,
Yup--it ought to be called the Bad Book of Country Music. The errors come
at least one a page for huge sections, and I'm sure there are plenty more
that just pass by my limited knowledge base.
>and Carlin's critical judgment (such as
>it is) leaves much to be desired.--don
As in dogging on the Nashville Sound, but making an exception of the Anita
Kerr Singers! Talk about back-asswards...
On the other hand, at least Carlin bothers to have a countrypolitan entry.
That's more than can be said for the CMF's otherwise excellent Encylopedia
Of Country Music (well, not entirely otherwise--there's also no southern
gospel entry, let alone individual entries for the Blackwoods, Statesmen,
JD Sumner & The Stamps, etc etc. etc.) --david cantwell
