Bob Wills: Hubbin' It (Country Music Foundation Press) - Softcover

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Sheldon, Ruth

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9780915608409: Bob Wills: Hubbin' It (Country Music Foundation Press)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0915608405 ISBN 13: 9780915608409
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2023

Synopsis

An expert fiddler and a magnetic showman, Bob Wills (1905–1975) popularized a style of Southwestern dance music known as western swing, a rhythmic hybrid of fiddle music, blues, and big band swing. In 1938, when Wills was thirty-three and nearing the height of his fame, journalist Ruth Sheldon chronicled Wills’s rags-to riches rise. She produced a biography that captures the ebullient personality of Wills and reflects the bandleader’s vision of himself. Hubbin’ It provides a window into the daily life of a working musician during the Depression and a rich source of historical detail on one of America’s great musical innovators.

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About the Author

Ruth Sheldon was a reporter for the Tulsa Tribune. As Ruth Sheldon Knowles, she has written several other books. Charles R. Townsend is the author of San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills.

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0915608405
ISBN 13 
9780915608409
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
128
Rating
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