Tex Morton : From Australian Yodeler to International Showman /

"Tex Morton was an early country music star in New Zealand, Australia, and, to a lesser degree, in southern Asia. In a time when the American country-music boom was just beginning to echo around the world, Morton turned his natural talent for yodeling into full-blown country music stardom, even...

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Main Author: Smith, A. K. (Andrew K.), 1953- (Author)
Other Authors: Charles, Hedley (Contributor), Burgis, Peter (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Morton, Tex, > 1916-1983.
Hypnotists.
Country musicians.
Hypnotists > Biography.
Country musicians > Australia > Biography.
Country musicians > New Zealand > Biography.
New Zealand.
Australia.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Tex Morton was an early country music star in New Zealand, Australia, and, to a lesser degree, in southern Asia. In a time when the American country-music boom was just beginning to echo around the world, Morton turned his natural talent for yodeling into full-blown country music stardom, even making his way to America for a time. Andrew K. Smith's biography explores Morton's early life, his burgeoning career, his tumultuous stardom, his final years, and his lasting place in the global phenomenon of country music"--
Physical Description:1 online resource: illustrations ;
ISBN:9781621907770

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