Everyday music /
Native American drumming and chant; Czech and German polka; country fiddling; African American spirituals, blues and jazz; cowboy songs; Mexican corridos; zydeco; and the sounds of a Cambodian New Year's celebration - all are part of the amazing cultural patchwork of traditional music in Texas....
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | John and Robin Dickson series in Texas music.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Julius Vita : Czech accordion, Seymour
- John Burrus : cowboy songs and country hymns, Stephenville
- Osceola Mays : spirituals and poems, Dallas
- Howard Dee "Wes" Westmoreland III : fiddling, Gustine
- Miguel Pedraza : Tigua drumming and chanting, El Paso
- Alexander H. Moore : Barrelhouse blues, Dallas
- W.W. Trammell : guitar maker and musician, Lone Star
- Lydia Mendoza : boleros, corridos, and rancheras, Houston
- Original oompah band : German dance music, Tivydale
- John Henry "Bones" Nobles : Bones percussion, Beaumont
- Yani Rose Keo : Cambodian music and dance, Houston
- Appendix : Traditional music in Texas radio series.
