{"product_id":"bob-wills-hubbin-it","title":"BOB WILLS: HUBBIN' IT","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn expert fiddler and a magnetic showman, Bob Wills (1905–1975) popularized a style of Southwestern dance music known as western swing, a rhythmic hybrid of fiddle music, blues, and big band swing. In 1938, when Wills was thirty-three and nearing the height of his fame, journalist Ruth Sheldon chronicled Wills’s rags-to riches rise. She produced a biography that captures the ebullient personality of Wills and reflects the bandleader’s vision of himself. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHubbin’ It\u003c\/em\u003e provides a window into the daily life of a working musician during the Depression and a rich source of historical detail on one of America’s great musical innovators. Ruth Sheldon was a reporter for the Tulsa Tribune. As Ruth Sheldon Knowles, she has written several other books. Charles R. Townsend is the author of San Antonio Rose: The Life and Music of Bob Wills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Ruth Sheldon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction by Charles Townsend\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback, 127 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JOSTENS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42926413217877,"sku":"tce1787940686930","price":13.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/6013\/5765\/files\/bob-wills-hubbin-it_1.png?v=1787940693","url":"https:\/\/www.morningalcove.shop\/products\/bob-wills-hubbin-it","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}