University of Arkansas Press, Date: 2005-03-01. 2nd ed. Paperback. New. 8x7x0. New in shrink wrap. TP HS 2005. University of Arkansas Press ISBN 1557287937 US

Paperback / softback. New. A rich portrait of the community that is Arkansas manifested in song, Our Own Sweet Sounds celebrates the diversity of musical forms and music makers that have graced the state since territorial times. Beginning with the earliest references to Quapaw and Caddo music as first reported by seventeenth-century European explorers and continuing forward to the "bizarrely named grunge bands" who will be stars tomorrow, Robert Cochran traces the music and voices that have enriched the life of the Natural State. Arkansas, many are starting to realize, was caught in a cultural crossfire of music. There were the nearby western swing influence of Tulsa, the blues of Memphis, the Louisiana Hayride of Shreveport, and the influence of Ozark music from Missouri. All of this resulted in the Arkansas cross-culture of blues, country, folk, and rock music, creating a broad spectrum of musical styles and musicians that has left an indelible impression on the Arkansas cultural scene. This new edition includes approximately seventy new artists, some of whom became famous after 1996, when the first edition was published, such as Joe Nichols, and some of whom were left out of the original edition, such as Little Willie John. The valuable "Featured Performers" section-lengthy discussions of individual artists with their photographs-is now one-third larger. This new edition, heavily illustrated, is a loving tribute to the common music ...

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ISBN10: 1557287937, ISBN13: 9781557287939, [publisher: Univ of Arkansas Pr] Softcover 2nd edition. 149 pages. 8.75x7.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.
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Univ of Arkansas Pr 2005 2nd ed. Softcover New 2nd edition. 149 pages. 8.75x7.75x0.50 inches.