The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook (Voice in the American West) - Softcover

Ohrlin, Glenn

 
9780896729629: The Hell-Bound Train: A Cowboy Songbook (Voice in the American West)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0896729621 ISBN 13: 9780896729629
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Glenn Ohrlin (1926–2015) was a cowboy singer, working cowboy, rodeo rider, storyteller, and illustrator. In The Hell-Bound Train he has gathered dozens of his favorite songs, which chronicle the range and rodeo life he lived. Ohrlin was known for singing in an unornamented Western style, accompanying himself on the guitar and harmonica. Most of his repertoire comes from the period of 1875 to 1925.

The book includes music and lyrics for songs such as “My Home’s in Montana,” “The Texas Rangers,” and “Bull Riders in the Sky,” along with Ohrlin’s commentary on each work’s provenance and meaning. This collection is a must-have for any fan of cowboy and folk music.

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About the Author

In 1985 Glenn Ohrlin was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Charlie Seemann is executive director of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada, USA, and the author of Cowboy and Ranching Photographs of the Farm Security Administration Photographers.

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Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0896729621
ISBN 13 
9780896729629
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
288
Editor
Seemann Charlie

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