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Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly: Country Music's Struggle for Respectability, 1939-1954
Jeffrey Lange
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Description for Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly: Country Music's Struggle for Respectability, 1939-1954
Paperback. In Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly, Jeffrey J. Lange examines the 1940s and early 1950s as the most crucial period in country music's transformation from a rural, southern folk art form to a national phenomenon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 20 tables, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AVGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
Today, country music enjoys a national fan base that transcends both economic and social boundaries. Sixty years ago, however, it was primarily the music of rural, working-class whites living in the South and was perceived by many Americans as ""hillbilly music."" In Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly, Jeffrey J. Lange examines the 1940s and early 1950s as the most crucial period in country music's transformation from a rural, southern folk art form to a national phenomenon. In his meticulous analysis of changing performance styles and alterations in the lifestyles of listeners, Lange illuminates the aculturation of country music ... Read more
Today, country music enjoys a national fan base that transcends both economic and social boundaries. Sixty years ago, however, it was primarily the music of rural, working-class whites living in the South and was perceived by many Americans as ""hillbilly music."" In Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly, Jeffrey J. Lange examines the 1940s and early 1950s as the most crucial period in country music's transformation from a rural, southern folk art form to a national phenomenon. In his meticulous analysis of changing performance styles and alterations in the lifestyles of listeners, Lange illuminates the aculturation of country music ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820326238
SKU
V9780820326238
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Reviews for Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly: Country Music's Struggle for Respectability, 1939-1954
A very good summation of country music's history during the crucial years. Lange does a particularly good job in exploring the tensions that accompanied the efforts made by entertainers and fans to create a musical product that would be both popular and roots-based. That struggle, of course, is still very much a part of the country music scene today. - ... Read more