Reading Country Music Steel Guitars, Opry Stars, and Honky-Tonk Bars
- List Price: $119.95
- Binding: Hardcover
- Edition: 2
- Publisher: Duke Univ Pr
- Publish date: 06/01/1998
Bringing together a wide range of scholars and critics from literature, communications, history, sociology, art, and music, this anthology looks at everything from the inner workings of the country music industry to the iconography of certain stars to the development of distinctive styles within the country music genre. Contributions include a look at the shift from "hard-core" to "soft-shell" country music in recent years; Johnny Cash as lesbian icon; gender, class, and region in Dolly Parton's star image; and bluegrass's gothic tradition. Originally published as a special issue of South Atlantic Quarterly, this expanded book edition includes new articles on the spirituality of Willie Nelson; the legacy and tradition of stringed music; and the revival of Stephen Foster's blackface musical, among others.
This lively and entertaining collection will engage those interested in "reading" country music and in understanding a key part of the cultural heritage of the United States.
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