Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia Paul D. McGreevy Writing for the Dissertation

Writing for the Dissertation

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and otherwise nefarious acts we love to read about-all from our deep history and in a book that makes a great gift as part of Lyons's outstanding Americana library

author of Don't Get Above Your Raisin': Country Music and the Southern Working Class

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Songwriting in Contemporary West Virginia Paul D. McGreevy Writing for the DissertationSongwriting in Contemporary West Virginia: Profiles and Reflections is the first book dedicated to telling the stories of West Virginia's extensive community of songwriters. Based on oral histories conducted by Stimeling and told largely in the songwriters' own words, these profiles offer a lively overview of the personalities, venues, and networks that nurture and sustain popular music in West Virginia. Stimeling is attentive to breadth and