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The Encyclopedia of Country Music. 2nd ed. Edited by Paul Kingsbury, Michael McCall, and John W. Rumble. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. - Lonesome Melodies: The Lives and Music of the Stanley Brothers. By David W. Johnson. American Made Music Series. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2013. - Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music. By Nadine Hubbs. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2014. - The Hank Williams Reader. Edited by Patrick Huber, Steve Goodson, and David M. Anderson. Readers on American Musicians. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
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