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- Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
summary
Though not a household name for the general public, Kent Finlay (1938–2015) was one of the world’s best-known and best-loved promoters, mentors, and gurus of Texas music. In 1974, he founded the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos as a venue for live music and an incubator for young talent. In 1977, he drove to Nashville and took with him a young, unknown singer named George Strait. On that trip, Strait recorded a demo that laid the initial foundation of his sensational career. Finlay’s friends and fans also include such Texas music fixtures as Todd Snider, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jack Ingram, James McMurtry, Joe “King” Carrasco, Marcia Ball, Radney Foster, Eric Johnson, Hayes Carll, Omar Dykes (Omar and the Howlers), Terri Hendrix, and Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel). These and many others have contributed first-person interviews to this volume, which pays tribute both to Finlay and to his unselfish love for Texas music and musicians.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. xix
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- Part I: The Story
- pp. 7-8
- 1. My Favorite Singer
- pp. 9-10
- 2. McCulloch County
- pp. 11-14
- 3. West Texas
- pp. 15-21
- 4. Music in the Blood
- pp. 22-24
- 5. Didn’t We Have Us a Time
- pp. 25-30
- 6. San Angelo to San Marcos
- pp. 31-33
- 7. The High Cotton Express
- pp. 34-36
- 9. Cheatham StreetWarehouse
- pp. 43-57
- 10. Right or Wrong
- pp. 58-64
- 11. Texas Flood
- pp. 65-68
- 12. I’ve Written Some Life
- pp. 69-70
- 13. The Sky Above,the Mud Below
- pp. 71-72
- 14. Twenty-Four Hours a Day
- pp. 73-76
- 15. A Voice in the Wilderness
- pp. 77-78
- 16. Good Time Van
- pp. 79-81
- 17. Purgatory Road
- pp. 82-84
- 18. Home Again
- pp. 85-86
- 19. Don’t Tell Me
- pp. 87-89
- 20. Lost and Found
- pp. 90-92
- 21. Blanco River Meditation#2
- pp. 93-94
- 22. Legacies
- pp. 95-104
- Part II: The Players
- pp. 105-106
- 23. Marcia Ball
- pp. 107-109
- 24. Darrell Staedtler
- pp. 110-112
- 25. George Strait
- pp. 113-115
- 26. Ray Wylie Hubbard
- pp. 116-118
- 27. Omar Dykes(Omar and the Howlers)
- pp. 119-120
- 28. Cleve Hattersley(Greezy Wheels)
- pp. 121-123
- 29. Jon Dee Graham(The Skunks)
- pp. 124-125
- 30. Jesse Sublett (The Skunks)
- pp. 126-128
- 31. Will Sexton
- pp. 129-131
- 32. Joe Ely
- pp. 132-133
- 33. Monte Montgomery
- pp. 134-136
- 34. Eric Johnson
- pp. 137-139
- 35. Joe “King” Carrasco
- pp. 140-141
- 36. Ernie Durawa (Texas Tornadoes)
- pp. 142-144
- 37. Diana Finlay Hendricks
- pp. 145-151
- 38. Travis Warren (Blind Melon)
- pp. 152-154
- 39. Radney Foster
- pp. 155-156
- 40. Walt Wilkins
- pp. 157-160
- 41. Bruce Robison
- pp. 161-163
- 42. Terri Hendrix
- pp. 164-167
- 43. Todd Snider
- pp. 168-173
- 44. James McMurtry
- pp. 174-176
- 45. john Arthur martinez
- pp. 177-181
- 46. Hal Ketchum
- pp. 182-184
- 47. Slaid Cleaves
- pp. 185-187
- 48. Adam Carroll
- pp. 188-190
- 49. Randy Rogers
- pp. 191-196
- 51. Willy Braun (Reckless Kelly)
- pp. 200-201
- 52. William Clark Green
- pp. 202-204
- 53. Hayes Carll
- pp. 205-207
- 54. Robert Ellis
- pp. 208-209
- 55. Joe Pug
- pp. 210-211
- 56. Steve Poltz
- pp. 212-214
- 57. Scott H. Biram
- pp. 215-216
- 58. Sunny Sweeney
- pp. 217-218
- 59. Brennen Leigh
- pp. 219-220
- 60. Noel McKay
- p. 221
- 61. Jamie Wilson (The Trishas)
- pp. 222-223
- 62. Robyn Ludwick
- pp. 224-225
- 63. Owen Temple
- pp. 226-227
- 64. Jack Ingram
- pp. 228-232
- Postscript
- pp. 237-248
Additional Information
ISBN
9781623493790
Related ISBN(s)
9781623493783
MARC Record
OCLC
935985623
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-27
Language
English
Open Access
No