Prairie Bohemian: Frank Gay’s Life in Music
Awards:   Short-listed for INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards / Foreword Reviews 2016 (United States)
Author:   Trevor W. Harrison (Department of Sociology)
Publisher:   University of Alberta Press
ISBN:  

9781772120479


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   25 May 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Prairie Bohemian: Frank Gay’s Life in Music


Awards

  • Short-listed for INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards / Foreword Reviews 2016 (United States)

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Author:   Trevor W. Harrison (Department of Sociology)
Publisher:   University of Alberta Press
Imprint:   University of Alberta Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781772120479


ISBN 10:   1772120472
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   25 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements 1 | Beginnings 2 | Army Tunes 3 | Postwar Toronto 4 | Edmonton the New 5 | The Shop 6 | Guitar Maker to the Stars 7 | World-Class Concerts 8 | The Dark Side 9 | Musical Flights and Nothing More 10 | Giving Back 11 | House Parties and Mr. Montoya 12 | Marriage Redux 13 | Wood Songs from the South Side 14 | Frank Gay’s Travelling Music Show 15 | Jack Paget’s Tape 16 | Searching for a Miracle 17 | The Final Years 18 | Frank Agonistes 19 | Final Days 20 | The Funeral 21 | Legacy 22 | “The Repressed Unmakeable” 23 | Coda Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

Persons interested in Canadian music will find this book on the life of Frank Gay well worth reading. Alberta History


"""Persons interested in Canadian music will find this book on the life of Frank Gay well worth reading."" Alberta History ""A truly impressive body of research by Trevor W. Harrison...has resulted in an exceptionally well informed and informative biography of Frank Gay... An extraordinary and enthusiastically recommended addition to community and academic library Canadian Biography and Canadian Music History reference collections..."" -- Paul T. Vogel MBR Bookwatch"


Persons interested in Canadian music will find this book on the life of Frank Gay well worth reading. * Alberta History * A truly impressive body of research by Trevor W. Harrison...has resulted in an exceptionally well informed and informative biography of Frank Gay.... An extraordinary and enthusiastically recommended addition to community and academic library Canadian Biography and Canadian Music History reference collections... -- Paul T. Vogel * MBR Bookwatch * Persons interested in Canadian music will find this book on the life of Frank Gay well worth reading. Alberta History A truly impressive body of research by Trevor W. Harrison...has resulted in an exceptionally well informed and informative biography of Frank Gay... An extraordinary and enthusiastically recommended addition to community and academic library Canadian Biography and Canadian Music History reference collections... -- Paul T. Vogel MBR Bookwatch


Author Information

Trevor W. Harrison is a Professor in the Sociology Department, University of Lethbridge, and former Director of the Parkland Institute. His areas of specialization include Canadian society, political economy, and public policy.

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