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San Antonio, TX: Southern Literary Institute, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st edition. Scarce- 1935 San Antonio, TX imprint. A rare book with a rare autograph and inscription of Carrie Rodgers. Mississippi is home to the blues, birthplace of Elvis Presley -first star of rock n' roll, and home to Jimmie Rodgers "The Father of Country Music." Rodgers had two other nicknames during his career, "The Singing Brakeman," which referred to his work on trains, and "America's Blue Yodeler," which described one of his distinctive contributions to country music. A partial dust jacket remains [front cover & flap]. The text block is uniformly edge-toned.The remains of damp stain and mildew are many decades old- mainly to the back cover, rear pastedown & last 3 pages. A scarce item of a precious icon of American music. .

Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 2003. 1st ed, 2nd printing. Signed. Douglas (Ranger Doug) Green & band members of 'Riders in the Sky'. 140+ photos and an extensive index. A bit of history: As the US expanded west in 1800s, and cattle became big business, the figure of the young brash cattleman who rode with the herds quickly emerged as a cultural icon. Victorian Americans went crazy for cowboys, snapping up dime-store novels and sheet music, and turning out in droves for Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. It was only a matter of time before someone brought together these three facets- entertainer, singer, and cowboy. And when Carl T. Sprague recorded the first hit cowboy record ("When the Work's All Done This Fall") in 1925, the singing cowboy as we know him was born. A singing cowboy himself, Douglas B. Green (known as Ranger Doug of Grammy award-winning group 'Riders In The Sky')… Read More

Chicago: Roosevelt University, 1960. Book. Very Good. Comb binding. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾. 1960. 1st Edition. --"Songs of Work and Freedom"-- Signed, Inscribed by JOE GLAZER, Mexico City, August 29, 1963. "Sing and fight!" said the colorful Industrial Workers of the World, known as the Wobblies -- from book introduction. "Songs of Work and Freedom" has 208 pages of songs in 11 chapters: trade union songs/ philosophic songs/ ironic songs about capitalism/ songs from the fight against slavery/ songs expressing peoples dreams across many lands and throughout the ages.  Nice collectible condition-- plastic comb-binding, detailed index, unmarked, 10.5"x 8.25"..

Book. Good. No Binding. Publication date 1858. 'THE BALLAD of KITTY WELLS' --rare copy of a Civil War-era LOVE SONG-- handwritten on Union stationary. This rendition of 'Kitty Wells' has lyrics attributed to Thomas Sloan, Jr., music by Charles Atherton. 'The Ballad of Kitty Wells' is in the collection of American Song Sheets, Library of Congress Rare Books and Special Collections. NICELY PRESENTED --MATTED & FRAMED in SILVER METAL-- the item measures 16"x 22.5"-- a thoughtful, careful display of the fragile song sheet. 'The Ballad of Kitty Wells' is a Civil War-era song of 'lost love'-- a Black man grieves her death while remembering life with his beloved Kitty Wells. Tremendously popular as a minstrel song in 19th century American popular music, the song may perhaps have had English origins. 'When the birds were singing in the morning/ and the myrtle and the ivy were in bloom/ and the sun on the hilltops was a dawning/ twas there we laid… Read More