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  • I'll Be Here in the Morning

    The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt

    by Brian T. Atkinson ...
    Series series John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    The writer of such influential songs as “Pancho and Lefty,” “To Live’s to Fly,” “If I Needed You,” and “For the Sake of the Song,” Townes Van Zandt exerted an influence on at least two generations of Texas musicians that belies his relatively brief, deeply troubled life. Indeed, Van Zandt has influenced millions worldwide in the years since his death, and his impact is growing rapidly. Respected ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • East Nashville Skyline

    The Songwriting Legacy of Todd Snider

    by Brian T. Atkinson ...
    Series series Gary Hartman Texas Music Series, Sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    In his introduction, author Brian T. Atkinson calls singer-songwriter Todd Snider “a marvel and a mystery” who “creates at any cost.” Snider, originally hailing from the Portland, Oregon, area, arrived in Texas as a teen and was captured by the troubadour life while at a Jerry Jeff Walker show at venerable Gruene Hall in 1986. He honed his craft for the next three years at the feet of legendary ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Love at the Five and Dime

    The Songwriting Legacy of Nanci Griffith

    by Brian T. Atkinson ...
    Series series Texas Music Series, Sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    Nanci Griffith (1953–2021) remains, despite her untimely death, a “living, breathing, ever-present entity and inspiration.” According to author Brian T. Atkinson, reflections on Griffith’s omnipresent influence often cause people to shift “from past tense to present tense in mid-sentence.” She remains one of the most well-loved of Texas’ singer-songwriters with hits still popular today, such as ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • The Messenger

    The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard

    by Brian T. Atkinson ...
    Series series John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    Texas singer-songwriter Hayes Carll declared, “Ray would be at the top of the list if I were gonna read about somebody’s life.” In The Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard, author, journalist, and music producer Brian T. Atkinson demonstrates why Carll and so many others hold Ray Wylie Hubbard in such high regard. Atkinson takes readers into and beyond the seedy bar in Red River, ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Live Forever

    The Songwriting Legacy of Billy Joe Shaver

    by Courtney S. Lennon ...
    Series series Gary Hartman Texas Music Series, Sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    Billy Joe Shaver wrote nine of the ten songs included on Waylon Jennings’s landmark album Honky Tonk Heroes and played a dominant role in the origins and development of the Outlaw Country movement of the 1970s. He has been named by Ray Wylie Hubbard, alongside Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, as a member of the “holy trinity” of Texas songwriters. He has exerted a Texas-sized influence on Texas ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Looks Like Rain

    The Songwriting Legacy of Mickey Newbury

    by Brian T. Atkinson ...
    Series series Gary Hartman Texas Music Series, Sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    Mickey Newbury (1940–2002) grew up in Houston and moved to Nashville in the early 1960s, following his muse. He wrote top hits for many well-known artists, including Don Gibson, Andy Williams, Kenny Rogers, Tom Jones, and others. He is probably best known, however, for being name-checked in the song “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” by Waylon Jennings. Newbury has been cited by ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Kent Finlay, Dreamer

    The Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse

    by Brian T. Atkinson, Jenni Finlay ...
    Series series John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    Though not a household name for the general public, Kent Finlay (1938–2015) was one of the world’s best-known and best-loved promoters, mentors, and gurus of Texas music. In 1974, he founded the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos as a venue for live music and an incubator for young talent. In 1977, he drove to Nashville and took with him a young, unknown singer named George Strait. On that ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Pickers and Poets

    The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas

    by Joe Nick Patoski, Robert Earl Hardy, Bob Livingston, Tamara Saviano, Peter Cooper, Joe Holley, John T. Davis, Andy Wilkinson, Kathryn Jones, Jeff Prince, Jason Mellard, Jan Reid, Diana Finlay Hendricks, Brian T. Atkinson, Grady Smith, Jenni Finlay ...
    Series series John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
    Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music—its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. This book, however, focuses on an essential thread in this tapestry: the Texas singer-songwriters to whom the contributors refer as ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

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    1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll

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    by Country Music Hall of Fame, Ernie Couch ...
    This popular question-and-answer book has been revised and updated to include the newest stars, latest songs, and most current statistics. Illustrated. ... Read more

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