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January 29, 2008 (January 29, 2008)

My favorite thing I’ve read this year

miscellaneous music

One of the residual benefits of scanning the trades—Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist—for reviews of University of Illinois Press books is tripping over the title of a book I might like to read. Special Topics in […]

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January 22, 2008

Classical-Drone on John Cage

music reviews

Classical-Drone recommends John Cage, David Nicholls’s new title in our American Composers series. “Barely 100 pages in length, Nicholls provides a high-level overview, and in the process he is able […]

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January 14, 2008

The Stranger on Faron

music reviews

Kim Hayden, writing for The Stranger‘s music blog, expresses her affection for the music of swoonworthy Faron Young and compliments Diane Diekman’s new biography, Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young […]

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January 8, 2008

Just Landed: David Evans’s “Ramblin’ on My Mind” and Loren Schweninger’s “The Southern Debate over Slavery, Volume 2”

music new books

Two new books landed on my desk late last week: Ramblin’ on My Mind: New Perspectives on the Blues is a diverse compilation of essays on blues history, styles, and performances, edited by […]

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December 17, 2007

NPR’s Morning Edition features “Air Castle of the South”

music reviews

  Craig Havighurst’s Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition this morning in a piece narrated by John Ydstie. […]

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December 5, 2007

CMT.com Recommends Country Music Books for the Holidays

music

Writing for CMT.com (Country Music Television), Edward Morris recommends Craig Havighurst’s Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City and Diane Diekman’s Live Fast, Love Hard: The […]

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December 3, 2007 (April 2, 2008)

We Will Miss You, Danny

music

  Danny Newman, longtime PR representative for Chicago’s Lyric Opera, and author of the University of Illinois Press book Tales of a Theatrical Guru, passed away on Saturday, December 1st. The Chicago […]

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November 30, 2007

CMT.com praises “Air Castle of the South”

music reviews

CMT.com’s Editorial Director Chet Flippo reviews Craig Havighurst’s new book Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City writing, “I just finished reading — and vastly enjoying […]

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November 20, 2007 (November 20, 2007)

“Going to Get Myself a Banjo or a White Cowgirl Shirt” by Craig Havighurst

author commentary music

Note to self: don’t schedule any more shared book signings with veteran professional entertainers. Now don’t get me wrong. It was an honor to work the Illinois Press booth at […]

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November 14, 2007

Diane Diekman’s first report from the Faron Young book launch

author events music

Diane Diekman, author of Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story, posted a quick paragraph about the November 10 book launch and Country Deputies reunion concert in Nashville. “We […]

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November 9, 2007

Roni Stoneman on the cover of Bluegrass Music Profiles

music reviews

The Bluegrass Blog reports that Roni Stoneman is the cover story for the Nov/Dec issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles. The University of Illinois Press recently published Pressing On: The Roni […]

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November 5, 2007 (November 5, 2007)

BiblioBuffet recommends Music in American Life

music reviews

Writing in BiblioBuffet, Henry Carrigan, editor-in-chief for the Northwestern University Press, eulogizes the recently deceased country music star Porter Wagoner and recommends our Music in American Life series: “The University […]

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