The Texas-Mexican Conjunto: History of a Working-Class Music

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Music and Musicians: A Descriptive History 1. Origins: Texas-Mexican Music Prior to 1930 2. Los Musicos de Ayer: The Formative Years 3. La Nueva Generacion: Stylistic Consolidation (1948-1960) 4. Post-1960 Conjunto: The Limits of a Tradition Part II: The Evolution of a Style: Economic, Social, and Symbolic Dimensions 5. La Gente Pobre: The Social Base of Conjunto Music 6. Social and Symbolic Dimensions of Conjunto: From Ascendancy to Decline Appendices References Selected Discography Index