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Band People

Life and Work in Popular Music

University of Texas Press

A close look at the lives of working musicians who aren’t the center of their stage.

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Chuco Punk

Sonic Insurgency in El Paso

University of Texas Press

An immersive study of the influential and predominantly Chicanx punk rock scene in El Paso, Texas.

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Quantum Criminals

Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan

University of Texas Press

A literary and visual exploration of the songs of Steely Dan.

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You're with Stupid

kranky, Chicago, and the Reinvention of Indie Music

University of Texas Press

An insider’s look at how Chicago’s underground music industry transformed indie rock in the 1990s.

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Maybe We'll Make It

A Memoir

University of Texas Press

Country music star Margo Price shares the story of her struggle to make it in an industry that preys on its ingenues while trying to move on from devastating personal tragedies.

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I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive

On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton

University of Texas Press

A moving memoir exploring how a poet found support and revival through Dolly Parton’s music and story.

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Black Country Music

Listening for Revolutions

University of Texas Press

How Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation.

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T Bone Burnett

A Life in Pursuit

University of Texas Press

This first critical appreciation of T Bone Burnett reveals how the proponent of Americana music and producer of artists ranging from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to B. B. King and Elvis Costello has profoundly influenced American music and culture.

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The Running Kind

Listening to Merle Haggard

University of Texas Press

A new and expanded biography of one of country music’s most celebrated singer-songwriters.

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