The Jazz of the Southwest : : An Oral History of Western Swing / / Jean A. Boyd.
They may wear cowboy hats and boots and sing about "faded love," but western swing musicians have always played jazz! From Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys to Asleep at the Wheel, western swing performers have played swing jazz on traditional country instruments, with all of the required e...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1998 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Western Swing and the Texas Mystique
- ONE Western Swing: Description and Development
- TWO Western Swing Fiddlers
- THREE Western Swing Guitarists
- FOUR The Steel Guitar in Western Swing
- FIVE The Western Swing Rhythm Section: Banjo and Bass
- SIX The Western Swing Rhythm Section: Piano and Drums
- SEVEN The Rest of the Western Swing Band: Horn Players and Vocalists
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index