Horse Racing and Rock ‘N’ Roll: How America’s Live Music Capital Tripped Out, Cowboyed Up and Shook the World

Four short books in one tell how a small city in Texas, once called by Dr. Timothy Leary The Athens of the West, rose to become a global force in pop culture.Under the covers: Doug Sahm, Janis Joplin, Lee Baby Simms, Bill Ham, Eddie Wilson, Armadillo World Headquarters, Willie Nelson, Sam Cutler, Longnecks, Bruce Springsteen, Austin City Limits, Clifford Antone, Sex Pistols, Stevie Ray Vaughan, C-101, Lee Cook, Threadgill’s, Manor Downs, Chesley Millikin, Grateful Dead, Michael Dell, John Connally, Richard Garriot, SXSW, Farm Aid II, Richard Linklater, Austin Music Network, Lance Armstrong, Winnie-the-Pooh…