Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy - Hardcover

Green, Douglas B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082651412X ISBN 13: 9780826514127

Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press, 2002

Synopsis

A singing cowboy himself, Douglas B. Green (better known as Ranger Doug from the Grammy-award-winning group Riders In The Sky) is uniquely suited to write the story of the singing cowboy. He has been collecting information and interviews on western music, films, and performers for nearly thirty years. In this volume, he traces this history from the early days of vaudeville and radio, through the heyday of movie westerns before World War II, to the current revival.

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Review:

"A lively account of the singing cowboy as both a show-business phenomenon and an icon of American popular culture."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Green is a country music scholar who along the way became Ranger Doug of the group Riders In The Sky--stars of stage, radio, TV and lately of the Toy Story movies. He displays his writer side here with a thorough and entertaining study of the singing cowboy."
--Chet Flippo, CMT.com

Synopsis:

Now, for the first time in paperback, Douglas B. Green's authoritative potrayal of the singing cowboy! From the early days of vaudeville and radio, from the heyday of movie westerns before World War II, to the current revival, Green provides rich and careful analysis of the studio system that made men as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers famous, and he documents the role that country music and regional television stations played in carrying on the singing cowboy tradition after World War II. Filled with fabulous photos, amusing stories, and smart analysis, this book is a treasure for scholars and fans alike.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 082651412X
• ISBN 13: 9780826514127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384