02780nam 2200661Ia 450 991082378370332120200520144314.00-19-028444-71-280-91447-51-282-23514-1978661091447097866122351460-19-535199-1(CKB)1000000000407477(EBL)430701(OCoLC)252683015(SSID)ssj0000194933(PQKBManifestationID)11203784(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194933(PQKBWorkID)10242400(PQKB)10613278(Au-PeEL)EBL430701(CaPaEBR)ebr10269111(CaONFJC)MIL91447(MiAaPQ)EBC430701(EXLCZ)99100000000040747720000403d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLydia Mendoza's life in music norteno tejano legacies = La historia de Lydia Mendoza /Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20011 online resource (252 p.)American musicspheresAccompanied by sound disc of a performance by the singer.0-19-512706-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-224) and index.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; IndexLydia 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 recordingAmerican musicspheres.Historia de Lydia MendozaSingersUnited StatesBiographyTejano musicHistory and criticismSingersTejano musicHistory and criticism.782.42162/6872/0092BBroyles-Gonzalez Yolanda1949-1604734MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823783703321Lydia Mendoza's life in music3929693UNINA