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The Life, Times & Music Series
Legendary Singing Cowboys
by Samual M. Sherman
The Great Depression was accompanied by six years of drought in the Great Plains, bringing economic chaos to the largely rural population of the US. Against this backdrop, popular entertainment in the form of radio broadcasts, records, and moview took on a lifesaving role, providing an inexpensive escape from the harsh realities of day to day exsitence. Filmmakers realized the potential of combining westerns with music, and a generation of warbling cowboys was born. This book tells the stories of these musical pioneers, from Gene Autry to Tex Ritter to Roy Rogers.
Printed in 1995, this soft cover book is sold used in great condition.