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Legends and Life in Texas: Folklore from the Lone Star State, in Stories and Song

Collection of Texas folklore and historical anecdotes split into three main sections: "Legendary" Texans; Texas Folk Song and Dance; and Life in Texas -- As We Remember It. Index starts on page 311.

Date: December 2017

Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Press

Changing the Tune: The Kansas City Women’s Jazz Festival, 1978-1985

Even though the potential passage of the Equal Rights Amendment had cracked glass ceilings across the country, in 1978 jazz remained a boys’ club. Two Kansas City women, Carol Comer and Dianne Gregg, challenged that inequitable standard. With the support of jazz luminaries Marian McPartland and Leonard Feather, inaugural performances by Betty Carter, Mary Lou Williams, an unprecedented All-Star band of women, Toshiko Akiyoshi’s band, plus dozens of Kansas City musicians and volunteers, a casual… more

Date: March 2017

Creator: Brewer, Carolyn Glenn