Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks The Countercultural Sounds of Austin's Progressive Country Music Scene |
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| Author:
| Stimeling, Travis D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-974747-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $72.00 |
Book Description:
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For a generation disillusioned with modernity and the conservatism of post-war suburbia, the unique blend of rock and country music that emerged from Austin, Texas in the early 1970s embodied both a longing for change and a newfound pride in living an unconventional way of life. With extensive archival research and exclusive interviews with key scene figures, Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks: The Countercultural Sounds of Austin's Progressive Country Music Scene explores the connection...
More DescriptionFor a generation disillusioned with modernity and the conservatism of post-war suburbia, the unique blend of rock and country music that emerged from Austin, Texas in the early 1970s embodied both a longing for change and a newfound pride in living an unconventional way of life. With extensive archival research and exclusive interviews with key scene figures, Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks: The Countercultural Sounds of Austin's Progressive Country Music Scene explores the connection between a unique community on America's cultural borderlands and the innovative music that helped to shape it.