  In the 1950s, as leader of the original backing band The Upsetters for rock pioneer Little Richard, Grady Gaines first exposed the music world to his unique brand of "honkin'," bombastic, attitude-drenched saxophone playing. In the years that followed, the Upsetters became the backing band for Sam Cooke and crisscrossed the country as the go-to-band for revue-style tours featuring James Brown, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Supremes, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, and Etta James. Learn more.
Not only have we published Grady's autobiography, but MSC OPAS is kicking off their 2015-2016 season Intimate Gathering series with Grady and the Texas Upsetters on 9/24/15 at 7:30 pm! Come for the music, stay for the conversation. Book signing to follow the show.
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Read more about Grady Gaines in the Texas Observer and the Houstonia.
 
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First of the Fall 2015 New Releases
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 Tejano West Texas
This essay collection corrects decades of oversight and emphasizes the importance of the Mexican American experience in the history of the region. Learn more.
"Finally! We have a scholarly endeavor that serves as a catalyst for more research and appreciation of West Texas and its people."--Miguel A. Levario, author of Militarizing the Border: When Mexicans Became the Enemy
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 Confederate Saboteurs
Facing an insurmountable deficit in resources, the Confederacy resorted to unorthodox warfare. Enter the Singer Secret Service Corps. Learn more. ". . . a compelling look and insightful history of the intrigue surrounding the Singer family and their secretive espionage operations for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Mark Ragan reveals a new level of submarine warfare to conspiracy buffs. Nonfiction at its best."--Clive Cussler, bestselling adventure novelist and marine archaeologist
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 Contested Empire
Resulting from the 48th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures, these essays explore the events that gave birth to the Texas Republic in ways that extend beyond the borders of the Lone Star State. Learn more.
"Through their varied transnational perspectives, these innovative scholars from three nations (or four, if one counts Texas) bring new meaning, resonance, and indeed brilliance to the historiography of the Texas Revolution."--James E. Crisp, co-author of How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much?
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 Border Sanctuary
Discover how 2,000 acres of rare subtropical riparian forest along the banks of the Rio Grande in South Texas came to be preserved in a region otherwise dramatically altered by human habitation. Learn more.
"I found Morgan's approach very engaging: a human and ecological history. Now . . . I am eager to visit the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge to see if I can recognize the plants and the birds that Morgan describes."--Beatriz de la Garza, author, From the Republic of the Rio Grande
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