Don Cusic (Author) Born:  November 13, 1948

About The Author Note: Adapted from Biography on Belmont University web site. Don Cusic is Curb Professor of Music Industry History at Belmont and a pioneer in Music Business education, having taught courses in the music business since 1982. He is also one of the premier historians of country music, an internationally known scholar and writer. Cusic is the author of 28 books (see below). Don Cusic has had over 500 articles published since he began writing. He has been the Country and Gospel Editor for Record World and Cashbox, a columnist for Music City News, album reviewer and special correspondent for Billboard and book reviewer for Music Row Magazine. He has worked for the Country Music Association, Monument Records (as head of Artist Development and International Liaison) and, with partner Dan Beck, had a management company that managed Dickie Lee and Riders In The Sky. He is currently the co-host of the International Country Music Conference and editor of the International Country Music Journal. In addition to his books, articles and liner notes Don Cusic has had songs recorded by Bobby Bare, Jim Ed Brown, Ray Stevens, the Lewis Family, Lynn Morris, Linda Davis, Eve Goldberg, Pam Mark Hall, Carroll Baker, Darrell McCall and Chris LeDoux. Cusic has appeared a number of times on television, including appearances on The PBS News Hour, a number of CMT programs, including the "Controversy" series, "Greatest Patriotic Songs," "Waiting in the Wings" and others; he appeared on a number of TNN shows, including "Life and Times" of Eddy Arnold" and the A&E Biography Series (on Hank Williams). He also appears on two BBC series, "Lost Highway: The History of Country Music" and “White Gospel” and is a featured guest on “Ray Stevens’ Nashville” TV series. Read More... Buy this Book Eddy Arnold I'll Hold You In My Heart By Don Cusic Rutledge Hill Press, Inc. 1997 278 Pages ISBN:  1-55853-492-X   Buy this Book Hank Williams The Complete Lyrics By Hank Williams, Don Cusic (Editor) St. Martin's Press 1993 152 Pages ISBN:  0-31208-892-2   Buy this Book International Country Music Journal 2015 By Don Cusic Editor Brackish Publishing 2015 228 Pages ISBN:  978-0990311119   Buy this Book International Country Music Journal 2016 By Don Cusic Editor Brackish Publishing 2016 294 Pages ISBN:  978-0990311140   Buy this Book International Country Music Journal 2017 By Don Cusic Editor Brackish Publishing 2017 230 Pages ISBN:  978-0999053706   Buy this Book International Country Music Journal 2018 By Don Cusic Editor Brackish Publishing 2018 262 Pages ISBN:  978-9-9990537-2-0   Buy this Book International Country Music Journal 2019 By Don Cusic Editor Brackish Publishing 2018 320 Pages ISBN:  978-0-9990537-4-4   Buy this Book Willie Nelson: Lyrics 1957-1994 By Don Cusic, Editor St. Martin's Press 1995 215 Pages ISBN:  0-312-11917-8   Buy this Book Eddy Arnold: His Life and Times By Don Cusic Brackish Publishing 2016 412 Pages ISBN:  978-0990311164   Buy this Book The Beatles and Country Music By Don Cusic Brackish Publishing 2015 268 Pages ISBN:  978-0990311126   Buy this Book Nashville Sound: An Illustrated Timeline By Don Cusic Brackish Publishing 2018 240 Pages ISBN:  978-1681061153   Buy this Book Saved by Song: A History of Gospel and Christian Music By Don Cusic University Press of Mississippi 2012 512 Pages ISBN:  978-1617036415   Buy this Book James Weldon Johnson: Songwriter By Don Cusic Brackish Publishing 2013 212 Pages ISBN:  978-0985556174   Buy this Book Gene Autry: His Life and Career By Don Cusic McFarland and Company 2010 235 Pages ISBN:  978-0786459780   Buy this Book Hank Williams: The Singer and the Songs By Don Cusic Brackish Publishing 2016 366 Pages ISBN:  978-0990311171   Buy this Book It's the Cowboy Way!: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky By Don Cusic University Press of Kentucky 2003 312 Pages ISBN:  978-0813122847   Buy this Book Elvis and Nashville By Don Cusic Brackish Publishing 2012 300 Pages ISBN:  978-0985556136   Buy this Book The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles By Don Cusic Brackish Publishing 2011 284 Pages ISBN:  978-0786463145   Buy this Book Randy Travis: King of the New Traditionalists By Don Cusic St. Martin's Press 1990 210 Pages ISBN:  978-0312044121   Buy this Book Johnny Cash: The Songs By Don Cusic Mainstream Publishing 2005 378 Pages ISBN:  978-1840189933   Buy this Book Baseball and Country Music (A Ray and Pat Browne Book) By Don Cusic Popular Press 2003 120 Pages ISBN:  978-0879728571   Buy this Book Cowboys and the Wild West: An A-Z Guide from the Chisholm Trail to the Silver Screen By Don Cusic Facts On File 1994 356 Pages ISBN:  978-0816027835   Buy this Book Roger Miller: Dang Him! By Don Cusic Facts On File 2012 3 Pages ISBN:  978-0985556167   Buy this Book Reba McEntire: Country Music's Queen By Don Cusic St. Martin's Press 1991 234 Pages ISBN:  978-0312064501

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