Texas Music

by Rick Koster

The Definitive History of Texas Music From the 1920s to the Present

Texas is the land of Buddy Holly and Janis Joplin, Roy Orbison, and Ornette Coleman. It's where Stevie Ray Vaughn wailed his blues, and where Kirk Franklin praised the Lord. T exas Music covers all of these artists and more in this critically acclaimed history of music in the Lone Star State. From country and blues to rock and soul, jazz and folk to funk and rap, Texas Music has it all. This lively, informative, and fully updated history is a book to make Gene Autry, Buddy Holly, Willie Nelson, Barry White, George Jones, and Texans everywhere proud.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

340 pages, Hardcover

First published February 15, 1998

Reviews

[Larry Manch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has a lot of great stories about the music and musicians of Texas. Koster introduced me to a number of great musicians and bands not well known to me before I read the book.

[Curtis Glenn Heath · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read a lot of Texas history, much of which focuses on music. This one fails at the impossible task of being comprehensive, but succeeds in every other area. I thought I'd heard all the stories, but this one had a few nuggets...

[Austin High]

781.64 KOS