Earth, Wind & Fire has sold some ninety million records and won eight Grammy awards. But while its charismatic founder, Maurice White, and Philip Bailey, one of

Essays by various authors detailing the richness of music that has emanated from Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee and Kentucky since the 1700's.

Lifts the lid on an artistic ferment which has defied every known law of the music business.

Reviews and rates the best recordings of country artists and groups, provides biographies of the artists, and charts the evolution of country music