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Pickers and Poets : The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas /
Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music-its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. This book, however, focuses on an...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2016]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction / by Craig Clifford and Craig D. Hillis
- The first generation: folksingers, Texas style
- Too weird for Kerrville: the darker side of Texas music / Craig Clifford
- Townes Van Zandt: the anxiety, artifice, and audacity of influence / Robert Earl Hardy
- Vignette: the ballad of Willis Alan Ramsey / Bob Livingston
- Guy Clark: old school poet of the world / Tamara Saviano
- Kris Kristofferson: the silver-tongued Rhodes scholar / Peter Cooper
- Vignette: Don Henley: literature, land, and legacy / Kathryn Jones
- Steven Fromholz, Michael Martin Murphey, and Jerry Jeff Walker: poetic in lyric, message, and musical method / Craig D. Hillis
- Vignette: Kinky Friedman: the Mel Brooks of Texas music / Craig Clifford
- Billy Joe Shaver: sin and salvation poet / Joe Holley
- One man's music: Vince Bell / Joe Nick Patoski
- Vignette: Ray Wylie Hubbard: grifter, ruffian, messenger / Jenni Finlay
- The great progressive country scare of the 1970s / Craig D. Hillis (interview with Gary P. Nunn)
- Plenty else to do: lyrical Lubbock / Andy Wilkinson
- Roots of steel: the poetic grace of women Texas singer-songwriters / Kathryn Jones
- From debauched yin to mellow yang: a circular trip through the Texas music festival scene / Jeff Prince
- Vignette: Bobby Bridger: "Heal in the wisdom" : creating a classic / Craig D. Hillis (interview with Bobby Bridger)
- Interlude: what do we do with Willie? I. Willie (an early encounter) / Craig D. Hillis
- II. Willie (on everything) / Craig Clifford and Craig D. Hillis
- The second generation: garage bands, large bands, and other permutations
- Gettin' tough: Steve Earle's America / Jason Mellard
- Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen: cosmic Aggies / Jan Reid
- Vignette: Walt Wilkins: spirituality and generosity / Craig Clifford (interview with Tim Jones)
- Lucinda Williams: poet of places in the heart / Kathryn Jones
- Rodney Crowell: looking inward, looking outward / John T. Davis
- Vignette: Sam Baker: short stories in song / Robert Earl Hardy
- James McMurtry: too long in the wasteland / Diana Finlay Hendricks
- Epilogue: passing of the torch?
- Drunken poet's dream: Hayes Carll. I. Good enough for old guys / Craig Clifford
- II. Good enough for young guys / Brian T. Atkinson
- Roll on: Terri Hendrix / Brian T. Atkinson
- From riding bulls to dead horses: Ryan Bingham / Craig Clifford (interview with Shaina Post)
- Bad girl poet: Miranda Lambert / Craig Clifford
- Challenge to bro country: Kacey Musgraves / Grady Smith
- Beyond the rivers / Craig Clifford.