Cosmic cowboys and new hicks
Subtitle: the countercultural sounds of Austin's progressive country music scene
By: Travis D. Stimeling
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780199747474
Subjects: Country music; History and criticism
Description: Here the author connects the local Austin culture and the progressive music that became its trademark. He presents a colourful range of evidence, from behaviour and dress, to newspaper articles, to personal interviews of musicians as diverse as Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Doug Sahm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [152]-164), discography (p. [165]-166), filmography (p. [167] and index.
Table of contents: title: Progressive country music as local music; title: I just wanna be a cosmic cowboy : pastoral imagery and progressive country music; title: Up against the wall, redneck mother : cosmic cowboys and cultural conflict in rural Texas; title: Viva interlingua! : live recordings and the authenticity of progressive country music; title: Bob Wills is still the king : progressive country and revival of Western swing.