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Don Cusic (born November 13, 1948 in Leonardtown, Maryland) is an American biographer, writer on music, historian of United States American popular music, songwriter, and record producer. He is the author of 25 books, most of them related to country music. == Biography == Don Cusic grew up in St. Mary’s County, Maryland and attended St. Mary’s College and the University of Maryland, College Park, where he graduated with a degree in Business and Public Administration (1972). After graduation he moved to Tennessee and became actively involved in the music industry the following year. Cusic served as staff writer for the Country Music Association, country and gospel editor for two trade magazines (''Record World'' and ''Cashbox''), head of artist development and international liaison for Monument Records and as an artist manager (with partner Dan Beck) for Riders In The Sky and Dickie Lee. Cusic has written biographies of country artists Eddy Arnold, Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Gene Autry, Riders in the Sky, Randy Travis and Reba McEntire and his book ''Discovering Country Music'' is a history of the genre as well as an overview of the current industry. He wrote biographical essays and edited books of lyrics on Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. His book, ''Saved by Song: A History of Gospel and Christian Music'', was the first historical overview of contemporary Christian music. He has written two novels, ''Sharecropper's Son'' and a Civil War novel, ''Dressed in Grey & Blue''. In addition to his works on country music, Cusic has written two biographies of African-Americans, ''James Weldon Johnson: Songwriter''〔http://www.amazon.com/James-Weldon-Johnson-Don-Cusic/dp/0985556188〕 and ''The Trials of Henry Flipper, First Black Graduate of West Point''. He has written liner notes on albums by Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Ray Stevens, Bobby Bear, Lulu Belle & Scotty, Eddy Arnold, The Oak Ridge Boys, Sonny James, Gary Paxton, George Beverly Shea, Sheb Wooley, Floyd Cramer, Skeeter Davis, Jeanne Black, Roy Drusky, and Jimmy Long. He has also written liner notes for ''Sun Records 60th Anniversary Box Set'', ''Word Gold: Five Decades of Hits'', and ''Lift Every Voice: A Historical Collection of James Weldon Johnson Songs''. In addition to his articles, liner notes, and books, Don Cusic has written songs recorded by The Lewis Family, Lynn Morris, Bobby Bare, Peter Noone, Linda Davis, Eve Goldberg, Pam Mark Hall, Carroll Baker, Darrell McCall, Chris LeDoux, Ray Stevens and Jim Ed Brown. He produced the Bobby Bare Album, ''Darker Than Light'' and a collection of James Weldon Johnson songs performed by Melinda Doolittle. In addition to Bobby Bare and Melinda Doolittle, as a record Producer Cusic has produced recordings by Peter Noone, Jim Ed Brown and Mandy Barnett. He has appeared a number of times on 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 appeared on the BBC series "Lost Highway: The History of Country Music" and “White Gospel.” He has appeared in two films, ''Country Gold'' and ''Wish Me Away'', the story of Chely Wright. Cusic, Shannon Pollard and Cheetah Chrome are the founders of Plowboy Records, which began in 2012 as a heritage as well as contemporary rock label. Artists on the roster include Bobby Bare, Jim Ed Brown, Ghost Wolves, Chuck Mead, Cheetah Chrome, JD Wilkes and the Dirt Daubers, the Fauntleroys and Paul Burch. 〔http://plowboyrecords.com/〕 The label released a Tribute to Eddy Arnold album that featured artists Alejandro Escovedo, Mary Gauthier, Peter Noone, Mandy Barnett, Pokey LaFarge, Jason Isbell, Frank Back, Sylvain Sylvain, Lambchop, Drivin'N'Cryin', Chris Scruggs, Melinda Doolittle, The Bluefields, Bebe Buell, Bobby Bare, Jr., Chuck Mead, Jason Ringenberg, Lambchop, Cheetah Chrome and Pete Mroz performing songs made famous by Eddy Arnold. 〔http://plowboyrecords.com/eddy-arnold-tribute-album/〕Shannon Pollard is Eddy Arnold's grandson, Cheetah Chrome, a former member of Rocket From the Tombs and The Dead Boys is a punk icon, and Cusic is Eddy Arnold's biographer. 〔http://plowboyrecords.com/about/who-we-are/〕 〔http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/music/2014/09/18/coming-plowboy-records-focuses-authenticity/15851971/〕 Don Cusic is the founding member and Chair of the Belmont Book Award, given each year to the best book on country music during the International Country Music Conference.〔http://www.internationalcountrymusic.org/index.html〕 〔http://www.internationalcountrymusic.org/awards.html〕 He earned a Masters (1982) and Doctorate (1988) in English from Middle Tennessee State University. He is Curb Professor of Music Industry History and teaches in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.〔http://www.belmont.edu/cemb/faculty_and_staff/cusic,_d.a._don.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Cusic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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