Publication

1998 - Norton, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

77,750 words, Guess

Page Count

311 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • LibraryThing145854
  • Library of Congress Control Number98179517
  • OCLC Control Number38910951
  • Better World Books9780393317565
  • Open LibraryOL461034M

Classifications

  • DDC781.642
  • LCCML3541 .M35 1998
  • LCCML3541.M35 1998

Description

Duncan McLean traveled from Orkney, Scotland, to Texas in search of the extraordinary mix of jazz, blues, country, and mariachi that is Western Swing. This account of his travels takes in barbed-wire museums, onion festivals, hoe-downs, ghost towns, dead dogs, and ten thousand miles of driving through the Lone Star State. A constant soundtrack of vintage music from bands like the Texas Top Hands, The Lightcrust Doughboys, and the Modern Mountaineers cheers McLean as he tries, with great difficulty, to track down any trace of his greatest heroes: Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

Subjects

Topics

TravelJourneysTexas PlayboysCountry music groupsWills, Bob, 1905-1975History and criticismWestern swing (Music)

Places

People

Duncan McLean (1964-)Bob Wills (1905-1975)

Other Editions

  • Lone star swingNorton1998

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