MY GUITAR IS A CAMERA

In this rich visual history of the vibrant live music scene in Austin and elsewhere during the 1970s and early 1980s, Casey's lens reveals both the stage, awash in spotlights and crowd noise, and the more intimate, backstage moments, where entertainers hold forth to interviewers and friends. As Outlaw Country's cosmic cowboys mixed with East Coast rockers, Chicago bluesmen, and West Coast hippies, Watt Casey roamed at will, capturing on film the people, places, and happenings that blended to foster Austin's emerging reputation as "Live Music Capital of the World."--Publisher.

About the author

WATT M. CASEY JR. is a professional photographer and cattleman from Albany, Texas. His work is featured in the Grammy Museum's touring exhibit Pride and Joy: The Texas Blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan and also appears in CDs, box sets, music books, and other publications.

Summary

With a foreword by Steve Miller, this rich visual history of the vibrant live music scene in Austin and beyond during the 1970s and early 1980s allows Watt M. Casey's lens to reveal both the stage, awash in spotlights and crowd noise, and the more intimate backstage moments, where entertainers hold forth to interviewers and friends.

Product details

• Authors: Watt M Casey, Watt M. Casey
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781623495589
• ISBN: 978-1-62349-558-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 231 mm x 267 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: John and Robin Dickson Series; John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, Sponsored by the Center for Texas; John and Robin Dickson Texas M
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV