Scholar Series, June: Craig Maki & Keith Cady, Detroit Country Music: Mountaineers, Cowboys, and Rockabillies

Newly published by the University of Michigan Press, Detroit Country Music: Mountaineers, Cowboys, and Rockabillies presents the story of Detroit’s contributions to country music. The book also examines how and why the city’s growth in the early twentieth century, particularly the southern migration tied to the auto industry, led to a vibrant roots music scene. Craig Maki and Keith Cady have spent two decades collecting music and images, and visiting veteran musicians to amass more than seventy interviews about country music in Detroit.

Craig Maki is a writer, musician, researcher, radio host, and record collector of American roots music. Keith Cady is a radio broadcaster, emcee, musician, and music researcher.