Richard Carlin is author of several books on popular music, including Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways and Country Music: The People, Places, and Moments That Shaped the Country Style. He also coedited "Ain't Nothing But the Real Thing": How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment and edited the eight-volume series America's Popular Music.
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