Bob Wills: Hubbin' It
Author:   Ruth Sheldon ,  Charles R. Townsend
Publisher:   Country Music Foundation Press,U.S.
Edition:   Third Edition
ISBN:  

9780915608409


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   24 October 2023
Format:   Paperback
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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.

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Author:   Ruth Sheldon ,  Charles R. Townsend
Publisher:   Country Music Foundation Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Country Music Foundation Press,U.S.
Edition:   Third Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9780915608409


ISBN 10:   0915608405
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   24 October 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Charles R. Townsend Author’s Note Prelude Chapter One A Fiddler is Born Chapter Two Escape from Cotton Chapter Three Kicking the Traces Chapter Four A Barber and His Fiddle Chapter Five Iron Bars Free a Prisoner Chapter Six Black Face and Black Times Chapter Seven A Taste of Fame Turns Sour Chapter Eight Before the Dawn Chapter Nine “Paths of Glory” Songs Index

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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.

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