>From the hillbilly list:
From: August Zapadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Has anyone heard of a book called Workin' Man Blues by Gerald Haslam
> (University of California Press). Pulse! - Tower records' freebie
> magazine - says it covers the history of California's country music and
> its makers - from the Crocketts in the '20s right through to Dwight
> Yoakam and Big Sandy. They also say "Buck and Haggard connoisseurs may
> dislike the breezy prose; Haslam succumbs to keeping those artists'
> myths alive without offering much new insight."
>
> So, what I would like to know, is: has anyone read it (those of you who
> will admit to knowing how to read ;-)), and what are your thoughts and
> feelings about the book?
Since no one on the hillbilly list has responded, I thought I'd see if
anyone here has read it, and if so, how is it?--don
