Episode 612 - Country and Midwestern with author Mark Guarino

Author Mark Guarino's book "Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country and the Folk Revival" tells the untold story of the vital role Chicago played in the rise of prewar country music, the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s, and the contemporary offspring of those scenes. Recorded at Carol's Pub in Chicago.

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