Hillbilly music takes shape -- Singing cowboys and western fantasies -- Western swing from Fort Worth to Fresno -- Honky-tonk hearts and great speckled birds -- Country on the west coast -- The story of bluegrass -- Rockabilly busts through the door -- The Nashville Sound arrives -- The outlaws hit town -- Bridging the country-rock gap -- "Fifth Avenue" country in the 1970s and '80s -- Traditionalism makes a comeback -- Nashville in the 1990s -- Alternative country in the 1990s -- Directory of bands and artists.
