Big Books of 2026

John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music by Gary Hartman

20 primary works • 20 total works
From TAMU Press
The History of Texas Music
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3.92 · 25 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions
The richly diverse ethnic heritage of the Lone Sta…

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    Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound
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    3.91     · 11 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2008 · 6 editions
    Texas Blues allows artists to speak in their own w…

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    Everyday Music
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2012 · 6 editions
    Native American drumming and chant; Czech and Germ…

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    Deep Ellum
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    4.25     · 16 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
    Deep Ellum, on the eastern edge of downtown Dallas…

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    I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt
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    3.97     · 77 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2011 · 10 editions
    The writer of such influential songs as “Pancho an…

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    I've Been Out There: On the Road with Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
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    4.50     · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2015 · 7 editions
    In the 1950s, as the leader of the Upsetters, the …

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    Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse
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    4.29     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 3 editions
    Though not a household name for the general public…

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    Pickers and Poets: The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas
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    4.42     · 36 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 2 editions
    Many books and essays have addressed the broad swe…

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    Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark
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    4.43     · 596 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    Winner, 2016 the Belmont Book Award, Sponsored by …

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    The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk
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    3.73     · 15 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2017 · 5 editions
    James and Annetta White opened the Broken Spoke in…

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    My Guitar Is a Camera
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    4.80     · 5 Ratings · 2 editions
    The evening of May 10, 1970, found a young Watt M.…

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    Delbert McClinton: One of the Fortunate Few
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    4.11     · 46 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 3 editions
    Influenced at a young age by classic country, Teja…

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    Americana Music
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    3.30     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    With roots in Appalachia, the Mississippi Delta, N…

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    Blues Come to Texas
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    4.67     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2018 · 2 editions
    From October 1959 until the mid-1970s, Paul Oliver…

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    The Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard
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    3.67     · 15 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 2 editions
    Texas singer-songwriter Hayes Carll declared, “Ray…

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    Corazón Abierto: Mexican American Voices in Texas Music
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    0.00     · 2 editions
    Corazón Mexican American Voices in Texas Music pro…

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    Live Forever: The Songwriting Legacy of Billy Joe Shaver
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    4.25     · 12 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions
    Billy Joe Shaver wrote nine of the ten songs inclu…

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    Seeing Stevie Ray
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    4.43     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 2 editions
    It may be difficult to say anything about Stevie R…

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    Looks Like Rain: The Songwriting Legacy of Mickey Newbury
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    4.56     · 9 Ratings · 2 editions
    Mickey Newbury (1940–2002) grew up in Houston and …

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    True Love Cast Out All Evil: The Songwriting Legacy of Roky Erickson
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    4.17     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    “Transcendence came with a price,” Brian T. Atkins…

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