Singing in the Saddle - The History of the Singing Cowboy

Informationen zum Autor Douglas B. Green is a music historian and performer. As Ranger Doug (the Idol of America Youth)! he founded Riders in The Sky! the premier western music group of the modern era Klappentext A singing cowboy himself! Douglas B. Green (better known as Ranger Doug from the Grammy-award-winning group Riders In The Sky) is uniquely suited to write the story of the singing cowboy. He has been collecting information and interviews on western music! films! and performers for nearly thirty years. In this volume! he traces this history from the early days of vaudeville and radio! through the heyday of movie westerns before World War II! to the current revival. Zusammenfassung A potrayal of the singing cowboy! from the early days of vaudeville and radio! to the time of movie westerns before WWII! this book provides an analysis of the studio system that made men as Gene Autry famous. This book covers the role that country music and regional TV stations played in carrying on the singing cowboy tradition after WWII.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Douglas B. Green
• Editore: Vanderbilt University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.05.2006
• EAN: 9780826515063
• ISBN: 978-0-8265-1506-3
• Pagine: 384
• Dimensioni: 184 mm x 254 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Co-Published with the Country
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Musikgeschichte, MUSIC / History & Criticism, Music / Songbooks, Country and Western, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass