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Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780915608409
- ISBN-10: 0915608405
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Publish Date: October 2023
- Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
- Page Count: 128
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