Malone, Bill C.

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Dates:

Birth 1934-08-25

Nationality: Americans,

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Bill C. Malone, professor emeritus of history at Tulane University, is known for his cultural and historical studies of country music. During the spring 2000 semester, Malone served as the first Lehman Brady Chair Professor, a joint position shared between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.

From the description of Bill C. Malone collection, 2000. WorldCat record id: 70787493

Bill C. Malone received his Ph.D. in 1965 at the University of Texas. Professor emeritus of history at Tulane University, Malone is known for his cultural and historical studies of country music. He has hosted a weekly radio show, Back to the Country, on WORT-FM (89.9) in Madison, Wisc. His books include Country Music, U.S.A. ; Stars of Country Music (co-edited with Judith McCulloh); Southern Music/American Music ; and Singing Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers: Southern Culture and the Roots of Country Music . During the spring semester of 2000, he served as the first Lehman Brady Chair Professor, an endowed position shared between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.

From the guide to the Bill C. Malone Collection, 2000, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.)