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.
| ISBN: | 9780915608409 |
| Publication date: | 24th October 2023 |
| Author: | Ruth Sheldon Knowles |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press |
| Genres: |
Traditional and folk music Biography: arts and entertainment Composers and songwriters Musicians, singers, bands and groups |
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.
Bob Wills features in the following genres: Traditional and folk music, Biography: arts and entertainment, Composers and songwriters, Musicians, singers, bands and groups
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Bob Wills was written by Ruth Sheldon Knowles and published by University of Illinois Press
Bob Wills has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Distributed for the Country Music Foundation Press series
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