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A book that spans many worlds, Bridger is both the story of one man¿s artistic journey in creating a new art form and a revelatory overview of American popular culture since the 1950s.
List of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue. The Remuda
- Chapter One. Coyote in the Catbird's Seat
- Chapter Two. A Painter's Portal
- Chapter Three. When the Pupil's Ready, the Teacher Will Appear
- Chapter Four. Like a Rolling Stone
- Chapter Five. Hunters and Farmers
- Chapter Six. Three Chords and the Truth (As Long As It's Cowritten)
- Chapter Seven. The Sounds of Silence
- Chapter Eight. Scale
- Chapter Nine. Merging of Our Minds
- Chapter Ten. A Hill on the Moon
- Chapter Eleven. The Big Tent
- Chapter Twelve. And I Wanted to Sing for the People
- Chapter Thirteen. Juxtapositions
- Chapter Fourteen. Beyond the Fourth Wall
- Chapter Fifteen. How to Spell Guru: Gee-you-are-you!
- Chapter Sixteen. A Dance in the Desert
- Chapter Seventeen. The Medicine Wheel
- Chapter Eighteen. Luminescence
- Epilogue. Digital Balladeers
- Notes
- Index
About the author
In addition to his masterwork
A Ballad of the West, which he performs in repertory across America, Bobby Bridger is the composer of "Heal in the Wisdom," the anthem of the internationally famous Kerrville Folk Festival, and author of
Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull: Inventing the Wild West.
