Southwest shuffle : pioneers of honky tonk, Western swing, and country jazz /
Southwest Shuffle documents an important period in country music history. During the '30s and early '40s, hundreds of thousands of ""Okies, "" ""Arkies, "" and other rural folks from around the Southwest resettled in California, in search of work. A...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Southwest Shuffle documents an important period in country music history. During the '30s and early '40s, hundreds of thousands of ""Okies, "" ""Arkies, "" and other rural folks from around the Southwest resettled in California, in search of work. A country music scene quickly blossomed there, with performers playing Western Swing, Cowboy, and Honky Tonk country. After World War II, these styles rocked country music, leading to the innovations of '60s performers like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard in creating the so-called ""Bakersfield Sound."" These stories are based on original interviews an |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 288 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (page 263) and index. Discography: pages 265-271. |
ISBN: | 9781136718892 1136718893 1299698573 9781299698574 9781315024035 1315024039 1136718966 9781136718960 |