Southwest Shuffle
- Author: Kienzle, Rich
Kienzle, with the gift of a storyteller combined with the details of a professor's research, shows off our state's music roots in his book "Southwest Shuffle," a must for anyone interested in...
Southwest Shuffle
- Author: Kienzle, Rich
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Kienzle, with the gift of a storyteller combined with the details of a professor's research, shows off our state's music roots in his book "Southwest Shuffle," a must for anyone interested in...
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Southwest Shuffle documents an important period in country music history. During the '30s and early '40s, hundreds of thousands of "Okies," "Arkies," and other rural folks from around the Southwest resettled in California, in search of work. A country music scene quickly blossomed there, with performers playing Western Swing, Cowboy, and Honky Tonk country. After World War II, these styles rocked country music, leading to the innovations of '60s performers like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard in creating the so-called "Bakersfield Sound." These stories are based on original interviews and archival research by one of the most respected writers on this period of country history. Kienzle writes in a vibrant style, reflecting his long-time love for these musical styles.
Contents
- Part 1 A New Country Beat
- Chapter 1 Jekyll and Hyde
- Chapter 2 Sears' Jubileers to Ocean's Eleven
- Chapter 3 Insurgency in Ascendance
- Part 2 Capitol Chronicles; The Kid From Chicago
- Chapter 4 Fate Just Puts Everything Together; The One We Have Been Looking For; Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
- Part 3 Western Swingers
- Chapter 5 That Western Swing Flavour; Rhythm Buster
- Chapter 6 Wrong Road Home; Move Those Things Out
- Part 4 Hometown Heroes
- Chapter 7 A Happy Hello
- Chapter 8 Flippin' The Lid
- Chapter 9 Neither Fish Nor Fowl
- Chapter 10 Pea-Pickin'
- Part 5 Against the Grain
- Chapter 11 I Can't Run Away From Myself; Walk Softly
- Chapter 12 Someday That'll Change.
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Daily Oklahoman
Kienzle, with the gift of a storyteller combined with the details of a professor's research, shows off our state's music roots in his book "Southwest Shuffle," a must for anyone interested in the annals of country and Western music, a link to rock 'n roll, swing and rhythm and blues styles that owe a lot to country boogie
