Kansas Music
Stories of a Rich Tradition
Published on 11. November 2014
156 pages
978-1-62584-634-1 (ISBN)
Description
Despite its sparse population, Kansas is well represented in the annals of music history. The state claims some of the most popular acts from the past century, including Kansas, Count Basie, Big Joe Turner, Martina McBride, Melissa Etheridge and Charlie Parker. A wide variety of genres plays and prospers here, from blues to bluegrass. Beloved venues from mega-festivals like Walnut Valley to jam sessions just off the front porch preserve the state's tuneful heritage. Join Deb Bisel in celebrating this lyrical legacy, from "Home on the Range" to "Dust in the Wind" and beyond.
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Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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Deb is the resident historian at Historic Topeka Cemetery and is co-host of the weekly TV show Around Kansas. Her co-host, Frank Chaffin, is a long-time radio personality and is a partner in the internet reincarnation of WREN. He counts among his friends Randy Sparks, of the New Christy Minstrels, who wrote and performed the theme song for Around Kansas. Deb has appeared in numerous documentaries including the recently released Road to Valhalla and the Gunslingers on the American Heroes Channel.
Content
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: A Made Thing
- Part I: Oh, Give Me a Home!
- 1: The Crooked Road
- 2: Honest Work
- 3: Jam4Dan
- 4: Doug Ruth and Wheatstock
- 5: Walnut Valley Festival
- 6: Mariachi Estrella de Topeka
- 7: The Band Kansas
- 8: Stage and Screen
- 9: Little House on the Prairie
- 10: No Place Like Home
- 11: The Kansas Song Project
- 12: Six-String Justice
- 13: Mister Rogers
- 14: The Prairie Rose Chuckwagon
- 15: The Celtic Fox and Emma Chase Café
- 16: The Little Grill at the Little Apple
- 17: Andy McKee
- Part II The Kansas Music Hall of Fame
- 18: The Kansas Music Hall of Fame
- 19: The Kansas Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Epilogue: The Straight Road
- About the Author
