{"product_id":"eck-robertson-at-the-crossroads-of-american-fiddling-hardcover","title":"Eck Robertson at the Crossroads of American Fiddling - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Goertzen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Texas Panhandle's frontier days were fresh in memory when fiddler Eck Robertson (1887-1975) arrived. Cowboys still worked on ranches in the 1910s but barbed-wire fences abounded too. Robertson pursued a continually evolving strategy to profit from the feverish transformation of living history into marketable nostalgia. He adopted cowboy dress clothes for his first recording session in New York in 1922 and became known as a \"Famous Cowboy Fiddler.\" His stubborn vision spawned traditional-yet-transformed Texas fiddling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobertson criticized other fiddlers because their playing was \"just the same thing over and over.\" Robertson insisted that his fiddling--his balance of cleaving to tradition while adding new content--was the way of the future. Author Chris Goertzen traces Robertson's story through detailed biography, music transcriptions, and careful musical analysis. Though Robertson struggled to attain consistent financial success as a performer, he cultivated a varied repertoire that allowed him to balance offering the comfort of shared recollection with fresh excitement. His biggest hit, \"Sally Goodin,\" was a game changer, both as played live and as the very first country music recording. With his undeniable talent and forward thinking, Robertson took a musical practice that already had a broad reach and a distinguished history in a direction that would guarantee a niche in modern American culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Goertzen\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of music history and world music at University of Southern Mississippi. His books include \u003ci\u003eFiddling for Norway: Revival and Identity\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSouthern Fiddlers and Fiddle Contests\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMade in Mexico: Tradition, Tourism, and Political Ferment in Oaxaca\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGeorge P. Knauff's \"Virginia Reels\" and the History of American Fiddling\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Antebellum Fiddling\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRugs, Guitars, and Fiddling: Intensification and the Rich Modern Lives of Traditional Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter five published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47514443383037,"sku":"9781496857132","price":185.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/93nVLKH8MN9781496857132.webp?v=1778248417","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/eck-robertson-at-the-crossroads-of-american-fiddling-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}