Bob Wills: Hubbin' It
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Ruth Sheldon, Charles R. TownsendSeries:Distributed for the Country Music Foundation PressPublish date:2023-10-24Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Illinois PressISBN-13:9780915608409ISBN-10:915608405UPC:9780915608409Book Category:Music, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, Individual Composer & Musician, MusicBook Topic:Country & BluegrassSize:8.80 x 5.80 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCYNT07YRD
An expert fiddler and a magnetic showman, Bob Wills (1905-1975) popularized a style of Southwestern dance music known as western swing, a rhythmic hybrid of fiddle music, blues, and big band swing. In 1938, when Wills was thirty-three and nearing the height of his fame, journalist Ruth Sheldon chronicled Wills's rags-to riches rise. She produced a biography that captures the ebullient personality of Wills and reflects the bandleader's vision of himself. Hubbin' It provides a window into the daily life of a working musician during the Depression and a rich source of historical detail on one of America's great musical innovators.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Illinois PressISBN-13:9780915608409ISBN-10:915608405UPC:9780915608409Book Category:Music, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, Individual Composer & Musician, MusicBook Topic:Country & BluegrassSize:8.80 x 5.80 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCYNT07YRD
Ruth Sheldon was a reporter for the Tulsa Tribune. As Ruth Sheldon Knowles, she has written several other books. Charles R. Townsend is the author of San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
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