Dallas was the show business capital of Texas and much of the South throughout the 20th century. More than 100 theatres served the cityrsquo;s neighborhoods; and Elm Street once boasted more than 15 vaudeville and movie theatresmdash;second in number to Broadway. The quality of the show houses in Dallas were surpassed by few cities and all major; and most minor; Hollywood studios maintained Dallas offices. Notable names figuring in this history include Margo Jones; ldquo;Blindrdquo; Lemon Jefferson; Karl Hoblitzelle; Baruch Lumet; Bob Hope; Greer Garson; Linda Darnell; Howard Hughes; Clyde Barrow; Gene Autry; Oliver Stone; Pappy Dolson; Jack Ruby; Lee Harvey Oswald; Nicola Rescigno; Don Henley; and Frank Lloyd Wright.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Bluegrass basics for the experienced guitaristBy The GuardianThis book is best for guitar players who have some experience of the instrument; already know their way around the fretboard and can play competently in another style (for example rock or folk guitar). It also helps if you can finger-pick effectively. A guitar-beginner may find the book more of a challenge.Techniques covered include rhythmic notation; using a flatpick for upstrokes and downstrokes; hammer-on; hammer-off and slides; tips for the left hand; using flourishes; bass runs; and how to play in a band with other musicians: lead playing with alternating pick strokes; and soloing.The featured songs are illustrated in guitar tablature; and backed-up by a CD (the singing on the CD BTW is dire; but thats OK as the guitar work is very helpful).All in all; the book offers a good grounding in the bluegrass style.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Kindle Addition not very well done.By CustomerIts rather frustrating that the printed book looks like its very well done - especially with the included CDs. The written content seems excellent and fits nicely with my (rather low) skill level. It moves rapidly to more advanced techniques - exactly what I was hoping for.The problem is with the Kindle version. Of course; there are no CDs - a way to download the audio files would have been appreciated. The real frustration is that the tabs are just barely legible on the Kindle Fire. Its possible; but very difficult to read the numbers in the tab notation - e.g. is it second string open fret or second string 3rd fret - its hard to tell the difference. The tabs appear to be scanned images of printed documents - with the scanner resolution set too low. Ive attempted to enlarge the tabs on both the Kindle and on a PC but all I get is larger blurry images. Even tried image enhancement software to no avail.Bottom line; it takes a lot of effort and concentration to make out the tabs. Which takes the fun out of it. Should have bought the printed version.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Book is helpful; but CD not so much.By Sheila AylesworthThe book is not for beginners. You must have some guitar playing experience. It does have a good selection of blue grass tunes that do give clear instructions on chords and tabs formations. The CD; however gives no instruction at all. It is just musicians playing bluegrass songs. A little explanation of the complicated picking formations would have been more helpful.
