Southwest Shuffle

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Part I A New Country Beat 1. JEKYLL AND HYDE, Spade Cooley 2. SEARS' JUBILEERS TO OCEAN'S ELEVEN, Jimmy Wyble 3. INSURGENCY IN ASCENDANCE, Hank Penny Part II Capitol Chronicles THE KID FROM CHICAGO, Lee Gillette 4. FATE JUST PUTS EVERYTHING TOGETHER, Ken Nelson THE ONE WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) Part III Western Swingers 5. THAT WESTERN SWING FLAVOR, Hank Thompson RHYTHM BUSTER, Luke Wills 6. WRONG ROAD HOME, Tommy Duncan MOVE THOSE THINGS OUT Bob Wills Invades the Grand Ole Opry: 1944 Part IV Hometown Heroes 7. A HAPPY HELLO, Cliffie Stone and the Hometown Jubilee 8. FLIPPIN' THE LID, Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant ADULTERY GOES MAINSTREAM, Slippin' Around 9. NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL, Roy Lanham and the Whippoorwills 10. PEA-PICKIN', Tennessee Ernie Ford Part V Against the Grain 11. I CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM MYSELF, Ray Price WALK SOFTLY, Wade Ray 12. SOMEDAY THAT'LL CHANGE, Willie Nelson Discography Notes Bibliography

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Rich Kienzle is a well-known writer on country music. He served as contributing editor to Country Music Magazine, has contributed to dozens of journals, and served as researcher, editor and principal writer for The Comprehensive Country Music Encyclopedia (Times Books, 1994). He has annotated over 200 albums, and has been an historical commentator on several Nashville Network documentaries. He lives in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

Zusammenfassung

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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Rich Kienzle, Kienzle Rich
• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 25.04.2003
• EAN: 9780415941020
• ISBN: 978-0-415-94102-0
• Seiten: 304
• Gewicht: 720 g
• Illustration: farbige Illustrationen
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Musik > Allgemeines, Lexika; History: specific events & topics, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, California, HISTORY / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Country and Western, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass, Country & Western music, History: specific events and topics, Popular Music, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music