Tex Morton : From Australian Yodeler to International Showman / Andrew K. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, A. K. (Andrew K.), 1953- author.

Series:

Charles K. Wolfe music series.

Charles K. Wolfe Music Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country musicians--New Zealand--Biography.

Country musicians.

Country musicians--Australia--Biography.

Hypnotists--Biography.

Hypnotists.

Morton, Tex, 1916-1983.

Morton, Tex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Tex Morton was an early country music star in New Zealand, Australia, and, to a lesser degree, in southern Asia. In a time when the American country-music boom was just beginning to echo around the world, Morton turned his natural talent for yodeling into full-blown country music stardom, even making his way to America for a time. Andrew K. Smith's biography explores Morton's early life, his burgeoning career, his tumultuous stardom, his final years, and his lasting place in the global phenomenon of country music"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

New Zealand, 1916-1935

The yodeling boundary rider

The yodeling boundary rider becomes a star

Arch Kerr and new hillbilly acts

Sister Dorrie

The early war years and the twins

Tex Morton's Regal Zonophone legacy

Tex Morton's Fabulous Wild West Rodeo

Marketing Tex Morton

Legal troubles

Tex Morton's dude ranch

The Tasman and Rodeo recordings

The Great Morton in North America

The Great Morton, hypnotist

The Great Morton in Hollywood

Back in Australia

The Great Morton in the Far East

New Zealand, 1967-1970

Australia, 1970-1983.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Smith, Andrew K. Tex Morton

ISBN:

9781621907770

1621907775

OCLC:

1343870569