Southwest shuffle : pioneers of honky tonk, Western swing, and country jazz
Country music Country musicians Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc
Routledge
2003
EISBN 9781136718892
Western swingers.
Capitol chronicles.
Honky tonkers.
Flaming guitars.
Against the grain.
Southwest Shuffle documents an important period in country music history. During the '30s and early '40s, hundreds of thousands of ""Okies, "" ""Arkies, "" and other rural folks from around the Southwest resettled in California, in search of work. A country music scene quickly blossomed there, with performers playing Western Swing, Cowboy, and Honky Tonk country. After World War II, these styles rocked country music, leading to the innovations of '60s performers like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard in creating the so-called ""Bakersfield Sound."" These stories are based on original interviews an.
Capitol chronicles.
Honky tonkers.
Flaming guitars.
Against the grain.
Southwest Shuffle documents an important period in country music history. During the '30s and early '40s, hundreds of thousands of ""Okies, "" ""Arkies, "" and other rural folks from around the Southwest resettled in California, in search of work. A country music scene quickly blossomed there, with performers playing Western Swing, Cowboy, and Honky Tonk country. After World War II, these styles rocked country music, leading to the innovations of '60s performers like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard in creating the so-called ""Bakersfield Sound."" These stories are based on original interviews an.
