Women in Texas music : stories and songs / Kathleen Hudson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudson, Kathleen, 1945-

Series:

Brad and Michelle Moore roots music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women musicians--Texas--Interviews.

Women musicians.

Popular music--Texas--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Across the state and across a wide variety of musical genres, women are making their mark on Texas music. Some have become international superstars, while others are just starting to make their voices heard. But every woman who goes out and plays her music proves that "baring one's heart and soul takes courage, and Texas women artists have a lot of courage," as Lloyd Maines observes in the opening interview of this book. To pay tribute to these dedicated musicians and to capture their unique perspectives on what it means to be a woman in the music business, Kathleen Hudson has spent many years interviewing Texas women musicians for the Texas Heritage Music Foundation. In Women in Texas Music, Hudson lets us listen in on conversations with thirty-nine musical artists, including Emily Robison, Terri Hendrix, Lee Ann Womack, Rosie Flores, Betty Buckley, Marcia Ball, Lavelle White, and Bobbie Nelson. Hudson encourages and allows the women to tell their own stories as she delves into their life journeys, creative processes, and the importance of writing and performing music, be it blues, rock, country, folk, jazz, or pop. The interviews are warm and open, like good friends sharing the lessons that a life of playing music has taught them. What emerges from this collection is a solid sense of the strength and integrity that women bring to and gain from Texas music. Everyone who cares about music and culture in Texas will want to join the conversation.

Contents:

Emily Robison

Susan Gibson

Terri Hendrix

Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone

Lee Ann Womack

Stephanie Urbina Jones

Jill Jones

Rosie Flores

Betty Buckley

Marcia Ball

Angela Strehli

The Texana dames

Pauline Reese

Lee Duffy

Shemekia Copeland

Jewel Brown

Trudy Lynn

Lavelle White

Katie Webster

Wanda King

Karen Abrahams

Barb Donovan

Neesie Beal

Christine Albert

Sara Hickman

Melissa Javors

Lydia Mendoza Davila

Mandy Mercier

Bobbie Nelson

Lana Nelson

Rattlesnake Annie

Carolyn Wonderland

Elana Fremerman (James)

Eva Ybarra

Coda.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258).

ISBN:

0-292-79491-6

OCLC:

191105333