Bob Wills: Hubbin' It (Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press)

Sheldon, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0915608405 / ISBN 13: 9780915608409

Published by University of Illinois Press, 2023

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Third edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bob Wills: Hubbin' It (Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press)
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915608405
• ISBN 13: 9780915608409
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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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.

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.