The Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard: Available Now
Brian T. Atkinson's The Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard will be released on August 16 through Texas A&M University Press. The Messenger marks Atkinson's third book for TAMU Press following I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt (2012) and Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy Behind Cheatham Street Warehouse (2016), co-written with noted author and Americana music producer and promoter Jenni Finlay.
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Coming Soon:
Mickey Newbury Book Looks Like Rain in the Works!
Brian T. Atkinson signed a publishing contract for his forthcoming book on highly esteemed songwriter Mickey Newbury (Texas A&M University Press), Looks Like Rain: The Songwriting Legacy of Mickey Newbury.
The Houston-born Newbury was known as a true songwriter's songwriter, penning classics like "I Just Dropped In (To See What Condidion My Condition Was In)," "San Francisco Mabel Joy" and "American Trilogy." Austin-based author Atkinson's fourth book tentatively will be released in 2021.
His previous book include I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt (TAMU Press, 2012), Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse (2016), co-written with Jenni Finlay, and the upcoming The Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard (Fall 2019). For more information: briantatkinson.com or https://www.facebook.com/newburybook/
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