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Our Own Sweet Sounds: A Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas
Robert Cochran
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Description for Our Own Sweet Sounds: A Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
124
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557287939
SKU
V9781557287939
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Ref
99-15
About Robert Cochran
Hailed as the state's leading folklorist by the Arkansas Times, Robert Cochran is professor of English, chair of American Studies, and director of the Center for Arkansas and Regional Studies at the University of Arkansas. Among his many published books are A Photographer of Note: Arkansas Artist Geleve Grice (Arkansas), Vance Randolph: An Ozark Life, and Singing in Zion (Arkansas). ... Read more
Reviews for Our Own Sweet Sounds: A Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas
It all started there in the South, a lot of great talent and great music. It's wonderful that Bob Cochran is documenting all that history of music in Arkansas. Unbelievable how far back it all started. Brings back a lot of memories, reading about those great cats who were so important in the development of today's music. Keep Rockin' Bob!" ... Read more