Country & Western Dance

Giordano, a high school history teacher, chronicles the history of country music during the 1920s, the spread of western swing music after World War II, and the dances performed at honky tonks and dance halls. The second half of the book focuses on the Texas two-step dance popularized by the film Urban Cowboy and the interest in country line dancing triggered by Billy Ray Cyrus recording the song Achy Breaky Heart. B&w photographs are provided. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)