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Loading... Hillbilly Maidens, Okies, and Cowgirls: Women's Country Music, 1930-1960 (Music in American Life)by Stephanie Vander Wel
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"Looks at the careers of artists like Patsy Montana, Rose Maddox, and Kitty Wells against the backdrop of country music's golden age. Analyzing recordings and appearances on radio, film, and television, Stephanie Vander Wel connects performances to real and imagined places and examines how the music sparked new ways for women listeners to imagine the open range, the honky-tonk, and the home. The music also captured the tensions felt by women facing geographic disruption and economic uncertainty. While classic songs and heartfelt performances might ease anxieties, the subject matter underlined women's ambivalent relationships to industrialism, middle-class security, and established notions of femininity"-- No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)781.642082The arts Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Western popular music {equally instrumental and vocal} Country and BluegrassLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |