Bill C. Malone | |
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| Born | August 25, 1934  Tyler |
| Occupation | Musician, author, historian |
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Bill C. Malone (born August 25, 1934) is an American musician, author and historian specializing in country music and other forms of traditional American music. He is the author of the 1968 book Country Music, U.S.A., the first definitive academic history of country music.[1] The third revised edition appeared in 2010 (see below). Malone is Professor Emeritus of History at Tulane University and now resides in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]
- ^ Book review of Country Music, U.S.A. Archived December 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at This is Texas Music website, January 3, 2005. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
- ^ Moe, Doug. "For Malone, A Series of Noteworthy Events", at madison.com. April 27, 2008. Retrieved 2011-09-18.