John T. Davis is an American music journalist and author based in

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. He is the author of ''Austin City Limits: 25 Years of American Music''.

History

Although based in Austin, Texas, John T. Davis' family roots are in

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. In ''The Best of No Depression'', John T. Davis was described as a "journalist, author and music historian." As a journalist, Davis' work has been published in

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, Texas Monthly, and

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. In 2014, Davis published ''The Flatlanders: Now It's Now Again'', a biography of the country band from

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. The

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wrote that Davis "traces the band’s musical journey from the house on 14th Street in Lubbock to their 2013 sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall. He explores why music was, and is, so important in Lubbock." John T. Davis has co-authored three mystery novels with Brett Douglass and James R. Dennis under the nom de plum Miles Arceneaux. The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the

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holds an archive of Davis' papers, interviews, and recordings.

Bibliography

Non-fiction

* ''The Flatlanders – Now It’s Now Again'', University of Texas Press – 2014 * ''Austin City Limits: 25 Years of American Music'', Billboard Press – 2000 * ''Austin: Lone Star Rising'', Towery Publishing – 1994

Fiction

As co-author * ''Ransom Island'', Stephen F. Austin University Press – 2014 * ''La Salle’s Ghost'', Stephen F. Austin University Press – 2013 * ''Thin Slice of Life'', Stephen F. Austin University Press – 2012

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, John T. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American music journalists Writers from Austin, Texas Journalists from Texas American music critics