Some background story about artist: Arizona Juanita Dranes was born on April 4, 1894, in Greenville, Texas, of mixed African-American and Mexican-American ancestry. Cora Jones was her mother, and Dranes was her father’s surname. Early in her infancy, she lost …
“The Eyes of Texas” was written by University of Texas students Lewis Johnson (music) and John L. Sinclair (lyrics) in 1903 as the university’s official alma mater. It first debuted at an annual campus minstrel show on May 12, 1903, …
The song I researched for this assignment was “El Rosalito” by Valerio Longoria. This song belongs to the Tejano style of conjunto music. Conjunto is a style of music played in a group which were popular in places in Latin American, more specifically Mexico …
Motherless Child Blues is a mysterious song by Elvie Thomas and Geeshie Wiley that was recorded in 1930 for Paramount Records. It is about lamenting not taking some motherly advice about jumping between too many men. Weather this advice was targeted to Elvie herself or just a fictitious persona is not clear. Thomas and Wiley recorded a …
“Gregorio Cortez” was recorded by Pedro Rocha & Lupe Martinez in 1929. This song is a two part song, however you can hear the change from part one to part two. The style of “Gregorio Cortez” is Corrido. At …
“Sugar Babe” by Mance Lipscomb was made in 1960. This song is definitely in the blues style of the 60s . All of the information I have found about Mance is very little but all saying the same thing. Every website says that he was a farmer that would …
“Krásna Ameríka” is one of the most iconic waltz songs to come out of the Czech subculture within Texas. It was first performed by the Joe Patek Orchestra in the 1940s. The original recording of this song was made by …
“It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine” is a song by gospel blues artist Blind Willie Johnson, first recorded in 1927. Johnson was born in Independence, Texas, in 1897; little is known about his childhood other than that he grew up in …
In 1922, recorded music was in its infancy, but Texan raised fiddle player Alexander Campbell “Eck” Robertson was given the opportunity to record what many music historians claim to be the first recorded country commercial phonograph record. On this groundbreaking …
Song Information “Se Me Fue Mi Amor” by Carmen y Laura was released in late 1945, recorded by Ideal Records. This song is a conjunto piece sung by two sisters. This song follows the formulaic style of conjunto music. The instrumentation includes the accordion, …
A classic American folk song associated with the cowboy culture of the post-Civil War Reconstruction era; “Old Chisholm Trail” is based on an English lyrical song from the 1670s. No singular person is credited as the songwriter, but it’s said …
Adolph Hofner played an integral part in the western swing of southern Texas during the 1940s and throughout his lifetime. Adolph Hofner and his band went through a number of name changes but when “Shiner Song” was recorded they were …
Caddo Lullaby is a song recorded by Alice Cussen. The style of this song is Native American. This song is accessible to us because it was documented and taped by Willard Rhodes. He was a Columbia University professor who decided …
Gene Autry was king of the cowboy movie. With a 60 year reign in the entertainment industry, Autry’s reach spanned much further than movies, branching into radio, TV, and music. His 1939 hit “Back in the Saddle Again” is a …
For assignment two the song I chose was “Waiting For A Train” by Jimmie Rodgers. This song was released in 1929 and it represents bluegrass country to it’s roots. This song was recorded at Victor Studios in Atlanta and quickly …
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