Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks: The Countercultural Sounds of Austin's Progressive Country Music Scene

by Travis D. Stimeling

Book Overview

Country music of late 1960s and early 1970s was a powerful symbol of staunch conservative resistance to the flowering hippie counterculture. But in 1972, the city of Austin, Texas became host to a growing community of musicians, entrepreneurs, journalists, and fans who saw country music as a part of their collective heritage and sought to reclaim it for their own progressive scene. These children of the Cold War, post-World War II suburban migration,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190610352
• ISBN13: 9780190610357
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"