{"product_id":"thick-lights-loud-smoke-and-dim-dim-music-the-honky-tonk-badlands-of-texas-paperback","title":"Thick Lights, Loud Smoke and Dim, Dim Music: The Honky-Tonk Badlands of Texas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Castner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBuddy Hale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJuliet George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a childhood spent among such key roots-music figures as Bob Wills and Big Joe Turner, and an extended dual career as a musician and journalist, Michael H. Price has forged this frenzied chronicle of life among the denizens of the vanishing borderlands of Texas' indigenous music scene over the past half-century. Says RECORD COLLECTOR magazine: \"Evocative and compelling.\" Adds BLUES \u0026amp; RHYTHM magazine: \"A Garrison Keillor of rock and roll... much to enjoy.\" And from NO DEPRESSION magazine: \"A bizarre artifact  ... A definitive history of Fort Worth's fabled Bluebird Nite Club, ... and everything you really need to know about Fort Worth's would-be music industry supremo, Major Bill Smith.\"  The] tribute to nearly forgotten black movie actor Mantan Moreland  is a] revelation... His chapter on Austin barrelhouse piano master Robert Shaw is affectionate and fact-filled...  For] anyone with a strong interest in Texas music.\" And from JUKE BLUES magazine: \"A common thread: There were, and still are, many artists working away at their craft, ignoring popular trends and defying the commercial mainstream. Long may they thrive.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42116654727303,"sku":"9781508428398","price":33.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e2e8df8eb5e5b80c363cf4485c192750.webp?v=1732517792","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/thick-lights-loud-smoke-and-dim-dim-music-the-honky-tonk-badlands-of-texas-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}