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The Life and Music of Bob Wills

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The Life and Music of Bob Wills

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University of Illinois Press
Language
English
Pages
450

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Subjects
Country musicians, Biography, Musicians
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Bob Wills (1905-1975)
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Cover of: San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills
1986, University of Illinois Press
Paperback in English
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Cover of: San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills
1986, University of Illinois Press
Paperback in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: San Antonio Rose
San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills
1976, University of Illinois Press
Hardcover in English - First
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Urbana, IL, USA

First Sentence

"Between Little Red River and Big Red River, about a mile off the highway that connects the small Texas towns of Turkey and Lakeview, stands an old abandoned farmhouse."

Table of Contents

Preface. Page xi
1. Cotton Fields and Cotton Camps Page 1 2. Down between the Rivers Page 16 3. "I Slurred My Fiddle ... to Play the Blues Page 36 4. Frontier Folk Music Moves to Town Page 44 5. Western Jazz Page 53 6. Light Crust Dough Boys and Texas Playboys Page 68 7. The Spread of Western Jazz Page 88 8. Music out of a Straightjacket Page 98 9. "You Hired Bob Wills, Didn't You?" Page 112 10. Here Comes de Judge Page 121 11. "The Ballad of 'Seabiscuit McAuliffe" Page 132 12. The Glory Years and the Most Versatile Band in America Page 143
13. Faded Loves Page 156 |
14. "San Antonio Rose," Western Swing, and Some of the Finest Jazzmen You Ever Heard Page 190 15. The Silver Screen and Music on the West Coast Page 206
16. That Certain Woman: Betty and the Summer of '42 Page 215 |
17. "This Is the Army, Mr. Wills" Page 225 18. "Take Me Back to Tulsa" Page 235 19. Just Lookin' for a Home Page 261 20. "His Body Wore Out before His Desire" Page 277 21. Country Music Hall of Fame Page 283 22. More Tributes to a Pioneer Musician Page 295
23. A Product of the Jazz Age Page 310 |
24. Twilight Falls Page 316 Essay on Sources. Page 325
The Bob Wills Recordings:.
A Comprehensive Discography. Bob Pinson Page 337 A Preliminary Bob Wills Filmography. Bob Pinson Page 373 Index. Page 377

Edition Notes

Series
Music in American Life
Copyright Date
1976

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xv, 395 p. [44] leaves of plates :
Number of pages
450
Dimensions
10 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.5 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9880286M
Internet Archive
sanantonioroseli0000town
ISBN 10
025201362X
ISBN 13
9780252013621
OCLC/WorldCat
15062695
Library Thing
1259647
Goodreads
3621167

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