Famous quotes containing the words reese and/or music:
“I married a miner myself. I had ten children. Ive got seven now; thirty-one grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. And Im happy to say not a ones ever crossed a picket line.”
—Florence Reese (c. 1900?)
“During the cattle drives, Texas cowboy music came into national significance. Its practical purpose is well knownit was used primarily 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 the grayness of the prairies, the mournful minor note of a Texas norther, and a rhythm that fits the gait of the cowboys pony.”
—Administration in the State of Texa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)