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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511349303321

Autore

Oliver Paul <1927-2017, >

Titolo

The blues come to Texas : Paul Oliver and Mack McCormick's unfinished book / / compiled by Alan Govenar ; with documentation and essays by Alan Govenar and Kip Lornell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station : , : Texas A&M University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-62349-639-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 pages)

Collana

John and Robin Dickson series in Texas music

Disciplina

781.64309764

Soggetti

Blues (Music) - Texas - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Recording the blues and the folk revival: a prelude / by Alan Govenar and Kip Lornell -- Author's preface to the original work / by Paul Oliver -- Volume one -- Introduction: Ninety-eight degree blues -- Old country stomp -- Folio one, folio two -- Sing a while, pick a while -- Silver City bound -- On central tracks -- Suitcase blues -- Long lonesome day -- Out on Santa Fe -- Out on Santa Fe -- The Houston kick -- San Antonio shout -- Howling wolf -- Huntsville bound -- Flying crow -- California bound -- Tin can alley -- Texas worried blues -- Juneteenth -- Volume two -- African echoes -- Go down old Hannah -- Deck hand and cow hand -- Chock house days -- Boll weevil ballad, boll weevil blues -- Matchbox blues -- Denomination blues -- Days of forty-nine -- Shadowland blues -- Across the tracks: string bands -- Sunshine special -- Texas easy street -- Texas blues, Texas style.