The Broken Spoke : Austin's legendary honky-tonk / Donna Marie Miller. by Miller, Donna Marie, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Foreword, by Charles Townsend -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s -- Dance hall tradition -- James White receives his honky-tonk education -- Dance hall influences on James White -- The 1960s -- Origins of country music -- The Broken Spoke opens -- First performers booked for dancing at the Spoke -- The 1970s -- The progressive country movement -- The White family expands -- George Strait, Alvin Crow, Jerry Jeff Walker, and the Wheel -- The 1980s -- Urban cowboy, Dallas, and South by Southwest -- "The Broken Spoke legend" song -- Mixed drinks and loyal customers -- The 1990s -- Austin becomes the "live music capital of the world" -- "If there's a Willie, there's a way" fund-raiser and the "Broken Spoke Series" -- Making movies and introducing new talent -- The 2000s -- Movie and music mecca -- Sale of the land and a rash of health issues -- The Dixie Chicks, Kinky Friedman, Ray Price, and a bus crash -- The 2010s -- The Whites' small family business thrives -- New neighbors, dance lessons, and celebrations -- Documenting the Broken Spoke.…”
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Southwest shuffle : pioneers of honky tonk, Western swing, and country jazz / Rich Kienzle. by Kienzle, Richard

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Southwest shuffle : pioneers of honky tonk, Western swing, and country jazz / Rich Kienzle. by Kienzle, Richard

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Last Mountain Dancer : Hard-Earned Lessons in Love, Loss, and Honky-Tonk Outlaw Life. by Kinder, Chuck

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Whiskey river (take my mind) : the true story of Texas honky-tonk / by Johnny Bush with Rick Mitchell ; foreword by Willie Nelson. by Bush, Johnny

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Kent Finlay, Dreamer : the Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse / Brian T. Atkinson and Jenni Finlay ; foreword by George Strait. by Atkinson, Brian T., Finlay, Jenni, 1979-

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The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953) / PBS.

Table of Contents: “…Honky Tonks (2:18);…”
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Time's fancy / Ronald Wallace. by Wallace, Ronald

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Folk music and modern sound / edited by William Ferris and Mary L. Hart.

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The Rolling Stones : Under Review, 1967-1969 / MVD Entertainment Group.

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A boy named Sue : gender and country music / edited by Kristine M. McCusker and Diane Pecknold.

Table of Contents: “…Charline Arthur : the (un)making of a honky-tonk star /…”
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The first generation of country music stars : biographies of 50 artists born before 1940 / David Dicaire. by Dicaire, David, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…The pioneers -- Cowboys and radio stars -- Western swing/bluegrass/honky tonk -- Women of country music -- Outlaws, rebels and superstars.…”
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Erotic Grotesque Nonsense : the Mass Culture of Japanese Modern Times. by Silverberg, Miriam Rom, 1951-2008

Table of Contents: “…Japanese Modern Sites; Part III. Asakusa-- Honky-Tonk Tempo; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Ken Burns: Country Music.

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Country music. directed by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Julie Dunfey, Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA, Washington, DC ; a product...

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Creating country music : fabricating authenticity / Richard A. Peterson. by Peterson, Richard A.

Table of Contents: “…Making country reproducible. Honky-tonk firmament : lives, music, lyrics -- Hank Williams as the personification of country music -- Gallery 4 : Iconic country -- Creating a field called "country" -- pt. 5. …”
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Dwight Yoakam : a thousand miles from nowhere / Don McLeese. by McLeese, Don

Table of Contents: “…-- Readin', rightin', Rt. 23 -- South of Cincinnati, west of Columbus -- Corvette cowboy -- From Kentucky bourbon to Babylonian cowboys -- Who you callin' cowpunk? -- Honky-tonk man -- "It's jes' ol' hillbilly stuff" -- Hillbilly deluxe -- Streets of Bakersfield -- Bonus cut -- "Well, i'm back again ..." -- Wild ride -- Gone, real gone -- Act naturally -- The same fool -- Playing out the string -- South of heaven, west of hell (and off the charts) -- Splitsville -- Produced by Dwight Yoakam -- The buck stops here -- "I wanna love again, feel young again" -- The Dwight dozen : a selected discography.…”
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Country : the twisted roots of rock 'n' roll / Nick Tosches. by Tosches, Nick

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Soul of the man : Bobby "Blue" Bland / Charles Farley. by Farley, Charles, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Memphis Monday morning: 1945-1948 -- Loan me a helping hand: 1949-1952 -- Little boy blue: 1930-1945 -- Army blues: 1952-1954 -- Ain't it a good thing: 1955-1957 -- Dreamer: 1958-1960 -- Turn on your love light: 1961-1962 -- Stormy Monday blues: 1963-1964 -- Honky Tonk: 1965-1968 -- Touch of the blues: 1969-1972 -- Lead me on: 1973-1976 -- Getting' used to the blues: 1977-1984 -- Members only: 1985-1990 -- Walkin' & talkin' & singin' the blues: 1991-1992 -- Years of tears to go: 1993-1999 -- Funny how time slips away: 2000-2007 -- Farther up the road: 2008-.…”
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The Starday story : the house that country music built / by Nathan D. Gibson ; with Don Pierce. by Gibson, Nathan D.

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