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Informationen zum Autor Phil Fry, a native of Hugo, Oklahoma, has lived in Austin, Texas, for forty years, where he heard all the great country singers. He is an independent scholar with a Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas, where he worked on both The Handbook of Texas and the Handbook of Texas Music . Jim Lee has lived in Texas for almost fifty years, and for all that time has been a fan of country music. Lee is past president and now fellow of the Texas Folklore Society. He is emeritus professor of English at the University of North Texas. He lives in Fort Worth. His latest book is Adventures with a Texas Humanist. Klappentext Contains brief biographies of twenty-seven Texas singers. This book includes names such as Vernon Dalhart, the earliest Texas country singer to make a national name, and Moon Mullican, a singer/pianist who influenced Jerry Lee Lewis and other piano playing singers. Zusammenfassung Contains brief biographies of twenty-seven Texas singers. This book includes names such as Vernon Dalhart! the earliest Texas country singer to make a national name! and Moon Mullican! a singer/pianist who influenced Jerry Lee Lewis and other piano playing singers.
