Roxy Gordon

Roxy Gordon (March 7, 1945 – February 7, 2000) was a Choctaw and Assiniboine poet, novelist, musician and activist. He lived in Talpa, Texas, and had a following in England. In the 1970s, he ran a country music magazine, Picking up the Tempo, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His first CD was titled Smaller Circles.[1] He ran a small publishing company called Wowapi.[2]

Gordon used spoken vocals accompanied by music that mixed Native American rhythms with country and western themes and musicians working in Texas at the time. His circle included singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt and others who respected poetic narratives.[3]

Works

  • Gordon, Roxy. Breeds. Austin, Tex. : Place of Herons, 1984. ISBN 0916908283

References

  1. ↑ "Roxy Gordon Memorial Page". Archived from the original on 2004-04-04. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Roxy Gordon on Native American Authors". Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  3. ↑ Polish Gypsy with Ghost. Chapbook and vinyl single, 1993.
  • "Roxy Gordon, First Coyote Boy". Retrieved 2006-08-18.


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