Counterculture Cowboys: Progressive Texas Country of the 1970s and 1980s
Date
2003-03
Authors
Lock, Cory
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Publisher
The Center for Texas Music History
Abstract
Country music undeniably forms a vital and prominent part of Texas culture. Texas country musicians have long been innovators, not only fashioning a distinctive brand of regional music, but also consistently enriching the music and general culture of the
American nation as a whole. Artists such as Bob Wills, Gene Autry, Ernest Tubb, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, George Strait, and the Dixie Chicks have become national icons and have helped shape mainstream American perceptions of what it is to be "country."
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Keywords
Country music, Progressive country music, Counterculture, Texas musicians
Citation
Lock, C. (2003). Counterculture cowboys: Progressive Texas country of the 1970s and 1980s. <i>Journal of Texas Music History, 3</i>(1), pp. 14-23.