| Description |
1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
John and Robin Dickson series in Texas music |
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John and Robin Dickson series in Texas music.
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| Contents |
Julius Vita : Czech accordion, Seymour -- John Burrus : cowboy songs and country hymns, Stephenville -- Osceola Mays : spirituals and poems, Dallas -- Howard Dee "Wes" Westmoreland III : fiddling, Gustine -- Miguel Pedraza : Tigua drumming and chanting, El Paso -- Alexander H. Moore : Barrelhouse blues, Dallas -- W.W. Trammell : guitar maker and musician, Lone Star -- Lydia Mendoza : boleros, corridos, and rancheras, Houston -- Original oompah band : German dance music, Tivydale -- John Henry "Bones" Nobles : Bones percussion, Beaumont -- Yani Rose Keo : Cambodian music and dance, Houston -- Appendix : Traditional music in Texas radio series |
| Summary |
Native American drumming and chant; Czech and German polka; country fiddling; African American spirituals, blues and jazz; cowboy songs; Mexican corridos; zydeco; and the sounds of a Cambodian New Year's celebration - all are part of the amazing cultural patchwork of traditional music in Texas. In Everyday Music, author and researcher Alan Govenar brings readers face-to-face with the stories and memories of people who are as varied as the traditions they carry on. From 1983 to 1988, Alan Govenar traveled more than 35,000 miles around Texas, interviewing, recording, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Folk music -- Texas -- History and criticism
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Folk musicians -- Texas -- Biography
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Folk musicians -- Texas -- Interviews
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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MUSIC -- Ethnic.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Folk & Traditional.
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Folk music
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Folk musicians
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Manners and customs
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| SUBJECT |
Texas -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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Texas -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
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Texas -- Biography
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| Subject |
Texas
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Interviews
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011048841 |
| ISBN |
9781603447560 |
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1603447563 |
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1283584298 |
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9781283584296 |
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9786613896742 |
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6613896748 |
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