Download or read book Southern Music/American Music written by Bill C. Malone and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begins with southern folk music in its British and American types during the 18th century; traces their respective developments into the streams of ragtime, blues and jazz in the early 20th century; discusses such offshoots as Hillbilly, Cajun and Gospel music; analyzes the variegated trends whereby this music moved from its southern regionalism to a more national kind of expression and acceptance.