Texas country singers by Fry, Phillip L

Texas country singers
by Fry, Phillip L

(#12566W4)

Hardcover TCU Press, 2008
Description: 87 pages : illustrations; 18 cm.
Dewey: 782.421642; Audience: Adult

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AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY.;Gene Autry -- Milton Brown -- Johnny Bush -- Vernon Dalhart -- Tommy Duncan -- Lefty Frizzell -- Stuart Hamblen -- Adolph Hofner -- Waylon Jennings -- George Jones -- Kris Kristofferson -- Barbara Mandrell -- Roger Miller -- Moon Mullican -- Willie Nelson -- Buck Owens -- Ray Price -- Jim Reeves -- Tex Ritter -- Johnny Rodriguez -- George Strait -- Hank Thompson -- Ernest Tubb -- Tanya Tucker -- Don Walser. Profiles twenty-seven influential country singers from Texas, discussing the personal lives, career accomplishments, and legacies of stars such as Gene Autry, Tommy Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens, George Strait, Tanya Tucker, and others.

From the Publisher

Texas Country Singers contains brief biographies of twenty-seven Texas singers. The artists chosen are traditional country singers like Ernest Tubb, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Thompson, Willie Nelson, and Ray Price. The authors have not included rockabilly artists, modern country-pop singers, singers of local or regional reputation, or singers of purely western songs. The twenty-seven singers are Texas born, admittedly an artificial discrimination, but one made necessary by the size of these small books.

The authors include some almost forgotten names like Vernon Dalhart, the earliest Texas country singer to make a national name, and Moon Mullican, a singer/pianist who influenced Jerry Lee Lewis and other piano playing singers. Fans with long memories won't forget Adolph Hofner, Tommy Duncan, Milton Brown, and Stuart Hamblen (who once came in fourth in a race for president of the United States). And everyone still remembers Gene Autry, Jim Reeves, Tex Ritter, Buck Owens, Waylon Jennings, Tanya Tucker, Lee Ann Womack, and the contemporary king of Texas country, George Strait.

Each sketch includes the best-known songs, as well as the awards and honors each earned.

Product Details
  • Publisher: TCU Press
  • Publication Date: May 15, 2008
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Series: Texas small book
  • Dewey: 782.421642
  • Classifications: Collective Biography, Nonfiction
  • Description: 87 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
  • Tracings: Lee, James Ward.
  • ISBN-10: 0-87565-365-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-87565-365-5
  • LCCN: 2007-038863
  • Follett Number: 12566W4
  • Audience: Adult