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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Grant Wood is Stanley Rutland Associate Professor of American History at the University of Tulsa. Klappentext Few Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter Agust¿Lara (1897-1970). With close musicological focus and in-depth cultural analysis riding alongside the biographical narrative, Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography is a welcome read to aficionados and performers of Latin American musics. Zusammenfassung Few Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter Agustín Lara (1897-1970). With close musicological focus and in-depth cultural analysis riding alongside the biographical narrative, Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography is a welcome read to aficionados and performers of Latin American musics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Prelude: Sell Your Love Dearly Chapter One: Music and Mexican Modernity Chapter Two: From Bordello Pianist to Tropical Troubadour: 1897-1930 Chapter Three: Musical Revue, Radio and Film: 1931-34 Chapter Four: Palm Trees and Pirate Nights: 1935-41 Chapter Five: Tales of Beauty and the Bohemian: 1942-47 Chapter Six: Postwar Cabareteras and Boleros: 1948-53 Chapter Seven: To Spain and Veracruz: 1954-70 Notes References Cast of Lara's friends and associates Full Listing of Lara's Songs Filmography Index
