Cosmic cowboys and new hicks: the countercultural sounds of Austin's progressive country music scene

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 between a unique community on America's cultural borderlands and the innovative music that helped to shape it. INDICE: Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY MUSIC AS LOCAL MUSIC; CHAPTER 2: 'I JUST WANNA BE A COSMIC COWBOY':; PASTORAL IMAGERY AND PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY MUSIC; CHAPTER 3: 'UP AGAINST THE WALL, REDNECK MOTHER':; COSMIC COWBOYS AND CULTURAL CONFLICT IN RURAL TEXAS; CHAPTER 4: íVIVA TERLINGUA!: LIVE RECORDINGS AND; THE AUTHENTICITY OF PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY MUSIC; CHAPTER 5: 'BOB WILLS IS STILL THE KING':; PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY AND THE REVIVAL OF WESTERN SWING; CONCLUSION: 'A GATHERING OF THE TRIBES': MUSIC FESTIVALS; AND CONFLUENCE IN AUSTIN; WORKS CITED; DISCOGRAPHY; FILMOGRAPHY; NOTES; INDEX

• ISBN: 978-0-19-974747-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés