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Book

Daughter of a song : a memoir

Call Number

  • 921 C9789 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, 2025.

Physical Description

285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

"A biographical memoir of motherhood, music, and the mythic figure of rock 'n' roller Sonny Curtis"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Part 1. The Gun and the Gods. Twelve by Fourteen ; Daughter of a Gun ; Lifting Buddy Holly ; "I Fought the Law" : A Love Song ; Civilized ; Countrypolitan ; Burning Out
  • Part 2. Back to the Land. The Glass House ; The Last Waylon Party ; Sonny Comes Home ; Frog Song ; Miseducation ; Dead Awakening
  • Part 3. Earth Mother. A Noble Goal ; Sky Mother ; The Shadow of a Song ; The Winter Dance Party ; The Meanders of the Creek ; Ghosts of Lubbock.

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