Charles K. Wolfe Books
The devil's box
The key players and favorite tunes in the commercial emergence of Southern fiddling in the first half of the twentieth century are the focus of this lucid and engaging study. Drawing on such seldom...
Read MoreA good-natured riot
Both a detailed history and a group biography of the Opry's early years, A Good-Natured Riot provides the first comprehensive and thoroughly researched account of the personalities, the music, and...
Read MoreIn close harmony
For many appreciators the essence of country music is harmony singing. Country harmony, for most of these, is synonymous with the blended voices of Ira and Charles Louvin. The Louvin Brothers, for...
Read MoreIn close harmony
For many appreciators the essence of country music is harmony singing. Country harmony, for most of these, is synonymous with the blended voices of Ira and Charles Louvin. The Louvin Brothers, for...
Read MoreMahalia Jackson
By Charles K. Wolfe, CharlesK Wolfe
A biography of the renowned gospel singer who hoped, through her art, to break down some of the barriers between black and white people.
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