Doublereed Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2003/04

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] [Dblrd-L] Quote of the Day
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 21:30:33 -0400

"During the cattle drives, Texas cowboy music came into national
significance. Its practical purpose is well known=E2=80=94it was used prima
rily to
keep the herds quiet at night, for often a ballad sung loudly and
continuously enough might prevent a stampede. However, the cowboy also sang

because he liked to sing.... In this music of the range and trail is =E2=80
=9Cthe
grayness of the prairies, the mournful minor note of a Texas norther, and a

rhythm that fits the gait of the cowboy=E2=80=99s pony.=E2=80=9D

-Administration in the State of Texas, U.S. public relief program (1935-194
3)

Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State (The WPA Guide to Texas), pp. 137-38,

in =E2=80=9CMusic,=E2=80=9D Hastings House (1940)