Cowboy Fiddler in Bob Wills' Band

Cowboy Fiddler in Bob Wills' Band
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Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 1574410253
ISBN-13 : 9781574410259
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Cowboy Fiddler in Bob Wills' Band by : Frankie McWhorter

Frankie McWhorter grew up in Bob Wills Country and bought his first fiddle with his cowboy wages in 1950. He played with Clyde Chesser and the Texas Village Boys and the Miller Brothers Band before being asked to join Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. McWhorter tells stories of touring with these bands and of his hours spent listening to Wills tell his stories. He also reveals his adventures and misadventures as a working cowboy.

Cowboy Fiddler

Cowboy Fiddler
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Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000027175011
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Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Cowboy Fiddler by : Frankie McWhorter

"If you are interested in cowboying as it really was with all its heat, dust, blood, and boredom, this remarkable book is for you."--Books of the Southwest "If you like cowboys, or if you like country fiddling, you'll enjoy Frankie McWhorter's story. . .If you like both, you're doubly in luck. If you like Bob Wills music--and who doesn't?--you'll find his recollections of Wills compelling, often funny, occasionally sad."--Elmer Kelton In this lively memoir McWhorter recalls how he manages life as a working cowboy and a professional musician. He's a member of the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame and foreman of a large ranch in the Texas panhandle. He toured with Bob Wills from 1960 to 1962 and is a frequent guest at Bob Wills Day in Turkey, Texas.

North American Fiddle Music

North American Fiddle Music
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 561
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ISBN-10 : 9781135847234
ISBN-13 : 1135847231
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis North American Fiddle Music by : Drew Beisswenger

North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide is the first large-scale annotated bibliography and research guide on the fiddle traditions of the United States and Canada. These countries, both of which have large immigrant populations as well as Native populations, have maintained fiddle traditions that, while sometimes faithful to old-world or Native styles, often feature blended elements from various traditions. Therefore, researchers of the fiddle traditions in these two countries can not only explore elements of fiddling practices drawn from various regions of the world, but also look at how different fiddle traditions can interact and change. In addition to including short essays and listings of resources about the full range of fiddle traditions in those two countries, it also discusses selected resources about fiddle traditions in other countries that have influenced the traditions in the United States and Canada.

Prairie Nights to Neon Lights

Prairie Nights to Neon Lights
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Publisher : Texas Tech University Press
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 0896723658
ISBN-13 : 9780896723658
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Prairie Nights to Neon Lights by : Joe Carr

From the regional bands of the 1930s and 1940s to the impact of Elvis Presley on the musicians and singers of the 1950s, Prairie Nights to Neon Lights takes us inside the heart of West Texas music.

Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings

Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 1027
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ISBN-10 : 9780810882966
ISBN-13 : 0810882965
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings by : Steve Sullivan

From John Philip Sousa to Green Day, from Scott Joplin to Kanye West, from Stephen Foster to Coldplay, The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 1 and 2 covers the vast scope of its subject with virtually unprecedented breadth and depth. Approximately 1,000 key song recordings from 1889 to the present are explored in full, unveiling the stories behind the songs, the recordings, the performers, and the songwriters. Beginning the journey in the era of Victorian parlor balladry, brass bands, and ragtime with the advent of the record industry, readers witness the birth of the blues and the dawn of jazz in the 1910s and the emergence of country music on record and the shift from acoustic to electrical recording in the 1920s. The odyssey continues through the Swing Era of the 1930s; rhythm & blues, bluegrass, and bebop in the 1940s; the rock & roll revolution of the 1950s; modern soul, the British invasion, and the folk-rock movement of the 1960s; and finally into the modern era through the musical streams of disco, punk, grunge, hip-hop, and contemporary dance-pop. Sullivan, however, also takes critical detours by extending the coverage to genres neglected in pop music histories, from ethnic and world music, the gospel recording of both black and white artists, and lesser-known traditional folk tunes that reach back hundreds of years. This book is ideal for anyone who truly loves popular music in all of its glorious variety, and anyone wishing to learn more about the roots of virtually all the music we hear today. Popular music fans, as well as scholars of recording history and technology and students of the intersections between music and cultural history will all find this book to be informative and interesting.

American Cowboy

American Cowboy
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Total Pages : 124
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis American Cowboy by :

Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.

Texas Singularities

Texas Singularities
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 9781439666227
ISBN-13 : 1439666229
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Texas Singularities by : Clay Coppedge

Texas, that most singular of states, conceals an entire parade of peculiar events and exceptional people in the back pages of its history books. A Lone Star man once (and only once) tried to bulldog a steer from an airplane. One small Texas town was attacked by the Japanese, while another was "liberated" from America during the Cold War. Texan career choices include goat gland doctor, rubbing doctor, striking cowboy and singing cowboy, not to mention swatter, tangler and dunker. From gunslinger Sally Skull to would-be rainmaker R.G. Dyrenforth, Clay Coppedge collects the distinctive odds and ends of Texan lore.

Country Music

Country Music
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Publisher : Rough Guides
Total Pages : 612
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ISBN-10 : 1858285348
ISBN-13 : 9781858285344
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Country Music by : Kurt Wolff

Includes essays tracing Country's growth from hand-me-down folk to a major American industry; concise biographies; critical album reviews, from the earliest commercial recordings of the 1920s through the mulitplatinum artists of today; and vintage album jackets and previously unpublished photographs.

Traditional Anglo-American Folk Music

Traditional Anglo-American Folk Music
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 9781317333920
ISBN-13 : 1317333926
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Traditional Anglo-American Folk Music by : Norm Cohen

Originally published in 1994. Filling a gap in the sound recordings of traditional Anglo-American folk music this volume covers both vocal and instrumental material from the 1920s to the 1990s. The listings have also been limited to performers native to the tradition rather than "revival" performers. The album selection is grouped into field recordings and commercial (pre-1942) recordings, with subdivisions into individual recordings or anthologies. The discography not only reflects its author’s in-depth knowledge of Anglo-American folk music’s historical development but charts a valuable step forward in the evaluation, as well as select lissting, of available sound recordings.

The Fiddle Handbook

The Fiddle Handbook
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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0879309784
ISBN-13 : 9780879309787
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Fiddle Handbook by : Chris Haigh

Presents an introduction to the fiddle, explores how musicians incorporate the instrument into different genres, and offers instruction on playing standard songs.