Corazon Abierto : Mexican American voices in Texas music / Kathleen A. Hudson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudson, Kathleen A., 1945- author.

Series:

John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, Sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican American musicians--Texas--Interviews.

Mexican American musicians.

Mexican Americans--Texas--Music--History and criticism.

Mexican Americans.

Tejano music--History and criticism.

Tejano music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Corazón abierto: Mexican American voices in Texas music provides a wide view of the myriad contributions Mexican American artists have made to music in Texas and the United States. Based on interviews with longtime stalwarts of Mexican American music -- Flaco Jimenez, Tish Hinojosa, Ernie Durawa, Rosie Flores, and others -- and also conversations with newer voices like Lesly Reynaga, Marisa Rose Mejia, Josh Baca, and many more, Kathleen Hudson allows the musicians to tell their own stories in a unique and personal way. As the artists reveal in their free-ranging discussions with Hudson, their influences go far beyond traditionally Mexican genres like conjunto, norteño, and Tejano to extend into rock, jazz, country-western, zydeco, and many other styles. Hudson's survey also includes essays, poetry, and other creative works by Dagoberto Gilb, Sandra Cisneros, and others, but the core of the book consists of what she describes as 'a collection of voices from different locations in Texas. . . . Some represent voices from the edge, while others give us a view from the center.' Weaving together a tapestry that combines 'family, borders, creativity, music, food, and community,' the book presents an image as varied and difficult to define as the musicians themselves. By sharing the artists' accounts of their influences, their experiences, their family stories, and their musical and cultural journeys, Corazón abierto reminds us that borders can be gateways, that differences enrich, rather than isolate"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1. Oral Histories: Music for Fun / Armando Arciniega

Sharing His Passion / Josh Baca

Bringing the Groove / Max Baca

Rich in Spirit / Rick del Castillo

It Takes the Drummer / Ernie Durawa

A Woman of Family / Linda Escobar

A Rockabilly Filly / Rosie Flores

Talking Texas Music in Mexico / David Garza

Mariachi Voice / Henry Gomez

A Man with a Mission / Michael Guerra

Talking on a Border / Ruben Gutierrez

Dreaming in the Labyrinth /Tish Hinojosa

A Lifetime of Achievement / Flaco Jimenez

His Father's Son / Gill Jimenez

He Carries His Father / Santiago Jimenez Jr.

Mariachis Make Me Cry / Stephanie Urbina Jones

The Family River of Jordan / Esteban Jordan III

Time to Dance / Billy Mata

The Joy of Youth / Marisa Rose Mejia

You Can Call Me "Boxcar Fritz" / Fritz Morquecho

Grace on the Bass / Junior Pruneda

Jazzmanian Devil / Tomás Ramirez

It's My World / Roberto Sontoya Ramos

A Fount of Knowledge and Experience / Gilbert Reyes

Dual Passport / Lesly Reynaga

Speaking the Truth / Frank Rodarte

Subtlety Speaking Volumes / Florin Sanchez

The Heartbeat Is the Drumbeat / Poncho Sanchez

Educating and Entertaining with Grace and Style / Patsy Torres

Life on the Line / Ruben V

The Gypsy Dances and Sings / Patricia Vonne

Part 2. Other Voices: Flaco's Eightieth Birthday: A Reminder of How Far Conjunto Can Go / Hector Saldaña

Freddy Fender's Voice Could Console and Comfort / Christine Granados

Pride / Dagoberto Gilb

Having Recently Escaped from the Maws of a Deathly Life, but Not That Life Sentence Called Death, I Am Ready to Begin the Year Anew / Sandra Cisneros

Manuel's Destiny / Stephanie Urbina Jones.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hudson, Kathleen A. Corazón Abierto

ISBN:

9781623499037

OCLC:

1264736301