The Light Crust Doughboys Are on the Air Celebrating Seventy Years of Texas Music

Author/creator Dempsey, John Mark, 1954- Author
Other author Greenhaw, Art Foreword by
Format Electronic
Publication InfoDenton : University of North Texas Press College Station : Texas A&M University Press [Distributor]
Description320 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
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SeriesEvelyn Oppenheimer Ser. No. 2
Summary Annotation "Millions of Texans and Southwesterners have been touched over the years by the Light Crust Doughboys. From 1930 to 1952, fans faithfully tuned in to their early-morning and, later, noontime radio program, and turned out in droves to hear them play live. The Doughboys embodied the very essence of the "golden era" of radio - live performances and the dominance of programming by advertising agencies. Their radio program began as a way to sell Light Crust Flour. Their early impresario, W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, quickly learned how to exploit the power of radio to influence voters, and he put that lesson to good use to become a two-time Texas governor and the model for Pappy O'Daniel in the movie, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? But the group was more than a way to push flour; the talented musicians associated with them included Bob Wills and Milton Brown, each of whom receive credit for founding western swing."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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LCCN 2002004971
ISBN9781574411515
ISBN1574411519 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9781574411515
Stock number00065103

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