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Raise a glass to more than 60 of country music's biggest hit albums with this spirited collection of music and mood-setting drink pairings-a sequel to the bestselling listening party guide, Booze & Vinyl. Features over 100 cocktail recipes!
Together, craft cocktails and vinyl music create sonic imbibing adventures that are both deeply personal and fun to share with others. Saddle up and let Booze & Vinyl Country take you on a journey through the harmonies, heartbreaks, and highs of country music. Covering a range of favorite movements and styles, this is your guide to more than sixty of the most beloved country albums from the 1950s to the present. Each entry features "liner notes" on the album and two accompanying boozy beverage recipes that complement the music or mood or connect the drink to the artist. Select food recipes and full-color photography throughout complete the experience.
Among the albums featured: Moanin' the Blues (Hank Williams), Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn), Give It Up (Bonnie Raitt), Jolene (Dolly Parton), Come on Over (Shania Twain), Fearless (Taylor Swift), Cowboy Carter (Beyoncé), D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Tammy Wynette), Charley Pride's 10th Album (Charley Pride), Stardust (Willie Nelson), Why Not Me (The Judds), No Fences (Garth Brooks), Everywhere (Tim McGraw), Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves), One Thing at a Time (Morgan Wallen), John Prine (John Prine), The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy (David Allen Coe), American IV: The Man Comes Around (Johnny Cash), Weight of These Wings (Miranda Lambert) André Darlington is a food, drinks, and lifestyle writer based in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is the coauthor or author of the Booze & Vinyl series, The New Cocktail Hour, Bar Menu, Booze Cruise, Forbidden Cocktails, and Movie Night Menus, among other food-and-drink titles.
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Quick Drinks Guide
Chapter 1
Toe Tappers
Moanin' the Blues (1952) Hank Williams
Wanda Jackson (1958) Wanda Jackson
Carnegie Hall Concert (1966) Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
Mama Tried (1968) Merle Haggard & The Strangers
Coal Miner's Daughter (1971) Loretta Lynn
Give It Up (1972) Bonnie Raitt
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1972) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Anthology (1973) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bean Blossom (1973) Bill Monroe
Jolene (1974) Dolly Parton
Heart Like a Wheel (1974) Linda Ronstadt
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (1979) Hank Williams, Jr.
Seven Year Ache (1981) Rosanne Cash
Guitar Town (1986) Steve Earle
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. (1986) Dwight Yoakam
Killin' Time (1989) Clint Black
Rumor Has It (1990) Reba McEntire
A Lot About Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) (1992) Alan Jackson
Come on Over (1997) Shania Twain
Fly (1999) The Chicks
This One's For You (2017) Luke Combs
Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021) Taylor Swift
Cowboy Carter (2024) Beyoncé
Chapter 2
Unwind
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959) Marty Robbin
Showcase (1961) Patsy Cline
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968) Tammy Wynette
Wichita Lineman (1968) Glen Campbell
Charley Pride's 10th Album (1970) Charley Pride
Stardust (1978) Willie Nelson
The Gambler (1978) Kenny Rogers
Strait from the Heart (1982) George Strait
Why Not Me (1984) The Judds
Storms of Life (1986) Randy Travis
Pontiac (1987) Lyle Lovett
No Fences (1990) Garth Brooks
Blue (1996) LeAnn Rimes
Everywhere (1997) Tim McGraw
Raising Sand (2007) Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
Traveler (2015) Chris Stapleton
Midwest Farmer's Daughter (2016) Margo Price
American Epic: The Best of The Carter Family (2017) The Carter Family
Golden Hour (2018) Kacey Musgraves
Home (2019) Billy Strings
#1's-Volume 1 (2022) Darius Rucker
One Thing at a Time (2023) Morgan Wallen
Chapter 3
Coming Home
Together, craft cocktails and vinyl music create sonic imbibing adventures that are both deeply personal and fun to share with others. Saddle up and let Booze & Vinyl Country take you on a journey through the harmonies, heartbreaks, and highs of country music. Covering a range of favorite movements and styles, this is your guide to more than sixty of the most beloved country albums from the 1950s to the present. Each entry features "liner notes" on the album and two accompanying boozy beverage recipes that complement the music or mood or connect the drink to the artist. Select food recipes and full-color photography throughout complete the experience.
Among the albums featured: Moanin' the Blues (Hank Williams), Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn), Give It Up (Bonnie Raitt), Jolene (Dolly Parton), Come on Over (Shania Twain), Fearless (Taylor Swift), Cowboy Carter (Beyoncé), D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Tammy Wynette), Charley Pride's 10th Album (Charley Pride), Stardust (Willie Nelson), Why Not Me (The Judds), No Fences (Garth Brooks), Everywhere (Tim McGraw), Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves), One Thing at a Time (Morgan Wallen), John Prine (John Prine), The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy (David Allen Coe), American IV: The Man Comes Around (Johnny Cash), Weight of These Wings (Miranda Lambert) André Darlington is a food, drinks, and lifestyle writer based in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is the coauthor or author of the Booze & Vinyl series, The New Cocktail Hour, Bar Menu, Booze Cruise, Forbidden Cocktails, and Movie Night Menus, among other food-and-drink titles.
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Quick Drinks Guide
Chapter 1
Toe Tappers
Moanin' the Blues (1952) Hank Williams
Wanda Jackson (1958) Wanda Jackson
Carnegie Hall Concert (1966) Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
Mama Tried (1968) Merle Haggard & The Strangers
Coal Miner's Daughter (1971) Loretta Lynn
Give It Up (1972) Bonnie Raitt
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (1972) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Anthology (1973) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bean Blossom (1973) Bill Monroe
Jolene (1974) Dolly Parton
Heart Like a Wheel (1974) Linda Ronstadt
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (1979) Hank Williams, Jr.
Seven Year Ache (1981) Rosanne Cash
Guitar Town (1986) Steve Earle
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. (1986) Dwight Yoakam
Killin' Time (1989) Clint Black
Rumor Has It (1990) Reba McEntire
A Lot About Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) (1992) Alan Jackson
Come on Over (1997) Shania Twain
Fly (1999) The Chicks
This One's For You (2017) Luke Combs
Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021) Taylor Swift
Cowboy Carter (2024) Beyoncé
Chapter 2
Unwind
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1959) Marty Robbin
Showcase (1961) Patsy Cline
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968) Tammy Wynette
Wichita Lineman (1968) Glen Campbell
Charley Pride's 10th Album (1970) Charley Pride
Stardust (1978) Willie Nelson
The Gambler (1978) Kenny Rogers
Strait from the Heart (1982) George Strait
Why Not Me (1984) The Judds
Storms of Life (1986) Randy Travis
Pontiac (1987) Lyle Lovett
No Fences (1990) Garth Brooks
Blue (1996) LeAnn Rimes
Everywhere (1997) Tim McGraw
Raising Sand (2007) Alison Krauss and Robert Plant
Traveler (2015) Chris Stapleton
Midwest Farmer's Daughter (2016) Margo Price
American Epic: The Best of The Carter Family (2017) The Carter Family
Golden Hour (2018) Kacey Musgraves
Home (2019) Billy Strings
#1's-Volume 1 (2022) Darius Rucker
One Thing at a Time (2023) Morgan Wallen
Chapter 3
Coming Home