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Author:   Adrian Peel
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780786496730

ISBN 10:   0786496738
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   14 January 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments  vi Preface  1 Prologue  3 Introduction: “Mexican” Instruments in Country Music  5 1. “Baby, Let’s Go to Mexico”: Doug Sahm and the San Antonio Sound  13 2. Joe King Carrasco: The King of ­Tex-Mex Rock ’n’ Roll  30 3. “Somewhere Between Texas & Mexico”: The Impact of Mexico and Its Culture on Texas Country and “Red Dirt” from the “Outlaws” of the 1970s to the Present Day  33 4. “Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room”: Mexico and the Bakersfield Sound  74 5. “Playboys of the Southwestern World”: The Portrayal of Mexico in Modern Nashville  98 6. “North of the Border”: Hispanic Country Singers from the Early 1970s to the Present Day  142 7. There Will Be Love: The Mexican Influence on Country Singers from Outside North America  185 8. “Mexicali Rose”: The Classic Country Songs Inspired by Mexico  192 Appendices I. Mexican Memories  203 II. American Country Influences on Mexican Music and Culture  206 III. Joe King Carrasco’s Mexico  209 IV. Favorite Songs, Mexico in One Word and Tequila  213 V. Songs—Alternate Versions, About Mexico, New Mexico, Tequila and Margaritas  239 Chapter Notes  255 Bibliography  257 Index  263

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Writer and journalist Adrian Peel has written for such publications as Country Music People, Maverick, Country Update, Country Standard Time, and Country Line Magazine. He lives in the United Kingdom.

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