Fort Davis
Everyone is invited to meet and greet author Henry “Hank” Ewert, who will speak about his new book, Let The Music Speak today, November 20, at the Jeff Davis County Library.
Ewert grew up in Kingsville and Riviera, Texas, where he developed a love for reptiles, being outdoors, and seafood. His older brother Bill introduced him to rock and roll before Hank learned to read. Ewert worked in education for 47 years; however, his passion has always been music—reading about it, listening to it, collecting it, and talking about it. His fascination with blues (especially Antone’s Blues Club in Austin, Texas) earned Hank a role as correspondent for Living Blues magazine in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.
Let the Music Speak offers a unique perspective on postwar American popular music and its roots. According to Antone’s, “Ewert has created a different take on how the music itself developed and eschews the traditional narrative approach of music histories: the book literally takes the reader into the specifics of what happened and why—letting the experience of the period provide a different story than most histories of rock and roll or jazz or country.”
The book spans the decades of the 1950s to present and highlight country singers. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the program begins at 5:30 p.m. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Jeff Davis County Library.