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Discography of Western Swing and Hot String Bands, 1928-1942
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Cary Ginell, Kevin Coffey
Book Code: GR1116
ISBN: 0-313-31116-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31116-1
288 pages, photo
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2001
List Price: $125.00 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Discographies
Series Number: 90
Awards:
  • 2002 ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research Best Research in the Field of Recorded Country Music
Reviews:
  • Texas swing is alive and well today and this volume effectively covers the early years. It is an excellent source for those interested in the growth and development of the genre.
    —American Reference Books Annual     2002
  • This fine volume is everything one would expect from such detailed chroniclers.
    —Dirty Linen     February/March 2002
  • This work's a must for any researcher into jazz or country music of the period.
    —VJM's Jazz and Blues Mart
Description: The result of years of research by its authors, this discography strives to identify and trace the recorded development of the musical style now known as western swing from its early years through World War II. The style developed from the Texas string band tradition, growing from a fiddle and guitar duo into full swing band groups, and along the way, it drew from and absorbed a variety of other musical styles, thus making it one of the most diverse genres in American music. Until now, studies have been limited to a few book-length biographies, but through exhaustive research and interviews, Ginell and Coffey have provided the most complete and comprehensive listing of pre-War western swing and hot string band recordings to date. Accessible through a variety of indexes, the information included here comprises four sections. The reader can easily find cross-referenced information on which musicians played with which bands on which songs. Easy-to-follow linear and chronological development of the music is provided as well.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Artist Index
  • Session Chronology
  • Musician Index
  • Title Index
LC Card Number: 2001020512
LCC Class: ML156
Dewey Class: 016
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