The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock: New Edition (Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture (Hardcover))
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0292701977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is a founding contributor and writer-at-large for Texas Monthly and has also written for Esquire, the New York Times, Men’s Journal, GQ, and Slate.SCOTT NEWTON has been the still photographer for Austin City Limits for the last twenty-five years. . JAN REID, of Austin, Texas, is the author or coauthor of six books, including The Bullet Meant for Me: A Memoir
About the Author JAN REID, of Austin, Texas, is the author or coauthor of six books, including The Bullet Meant for Me: A Memoir. . He is a founding contributor and writer-at-large for Texas Monthly and has also written for Esquire, the New York Times, Men’s Journal, GQ, and Slate.SCOTT NEWTON has been the still photographer for Austin City Limits for the last twenty-five years
"An excellent primer for fans of Texas alt-country" according to Michael Jandrok. Jan Reid's excellent update of his previously published work is a must-read for any fans of the Texas country music scene, both present and past. Reid updates his book with added chapters and descriptive passages, tracing the development of the sounds and styles that have virtually defined Texas music. This is as much a work of Texana as it is a musical history. It's important writing, and it carries significant cultural weight behind it.Reid's writing is much like the characters that he writes about. Rambling, disjointed at times, occasionally losing track of a theme or a story, but always interestin. Jim Devaney said Great book. I was working with B. Great book .I was working with B.W. Stevenson when Jan Reid was hanging out with us in Austin. He did a great job capturing the music scene at that time. Tom Middleton said Herb Steiner is NOT from Brooklyn. Jan Reid needs to get his facts straight. He writes in this book that Austin pedal steel guitar player, Herb Steiner, an early member of Michael Murphey's and Jerry Jeff Walker's bands, moved to Austin from Brooklyn, NY. WRONG! Herb was raised in Southern California where he was a part of the fledgling country rock scene of the late 60's and early 70's, even playing with Linda Ronstadt before deciding to move to Austin in the early 70's. Brooklyn? Where did THAT come from?
At now-legendary venues such as Threadgill's, Vulcan Gas Company, and the Armadillo World Headquarters, a host of country, rock-and-roll, blues, and folk musicians came together and created a sound and a scene that Jan Reid vividly detailed in his 1974 book, The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock.The breadth of talent still astounds—Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doug Sahm, Delbert McClinton, Michael Martin Murphey, Willis Alan Ramsey, Kinky Friedman, Steve Fromholz, Bobby Bridger, Billy Joe Shaver, Marcia Ball, and Townes Van Zandt. Reid's book even inspired the nationally popular and long-running PBS series Austin City Limits, which focused attention on the trends that fed the music scene—progressive country, country rock, western swing, blues, and bluegrass among them.In this new edition, Jan Reid revitalizes his