A Deeper Blue
The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt
$43.08
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2010
Summary
This is the first serious biography of a man widely considered one of Texas’—and America’s—greatest songwriters. Like Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt was the embodiment of that mythic American figure, the troubled troubadour. A Deeper Blue traces Van Zandt’s background as the scion of a prominent Texas family; his troubled early years and his transformation from promising pre-law student to wandering folk singer; his life on the road…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781574412857 |
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| ISBN-10: | 157441285X |
| Author: | Robert Earl Hardy |
| Publisher: | University of North Texas Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | University of North Texas Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 447g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 152mm x 22mm |
| Series: | North Texas Lives of Musicians (Paperback) |
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About The Author
Robert Earl Hardy
Robert Earl Hardy has been a professional writer for twenty-five years, with articles on twentieth century American music and the arts published in newspapers, journals, and magazines, most recently in The Oxford American. Also a musician, since the 1970s, Mr. Hardy has played guitar in rock & roll, rhythm & blues, and honky-tonk bands in the Washington, DC, area. He lives in Laurel, Maryland.
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