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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784703503321

Autore

Broyles-González Yolanda <1949->

Titolo

Lydia Mendoza's life in music [[electronic resource] ] : norteño tejano legacies = La historia de Lydia Mendoza / / Yolanda Broyles-González

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

1-280-91447-5

1-282-23514-1

9786610914470

9786612235146

0-19-535199-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

American musicspheres

Altri autori (Persone)

MendozaLydia

Disciplina

782.42162/6872/0092

B

Soggetti

Singers - United States

Tejano music - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Accompanied by sound disc of a performance by the singer.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About This Book; Brief Chronology; I: Let's weave that story by telling it; II: Vamos hilvanando aquella historia: platicándola; III: Background and analysis; Notes; Appendix; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Lydia Mendoza began her legendary musical career as a child in the 1920's, singing for pennies and nickels on the streets of downtown San Antonio. She lived most of her adult life in Houston, Texas, where she was born. The life story of this Chicana icon encompasses a 60-year singing career that began with the dawn of the recording industry in the 1920's and continued well into the 1980's, ceasing only after she suffered a devastating stroke. Her status as a working-class idol continues to this day, making her one of the most prominent and long-standing performers in the history of the recording