Hillbilly Maidens, Okies, and Cowgirls - Women's Country Music, 1930-1960 (Hardcover)

From the 1930s to the 1960s, the booming popularity of country music threw a spotlight on a new generation of innovative women artists. These individuals blazed trails as singers, musicians, and performers even as the industry hemmed in their potential popularity with labels like woman hillbilly, singing cowgirl, and honky-tonk angel.Stephanie Vander Wel 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, she 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.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Music in American Life
Release date:	March 2020
Authors:	Stephanie Vander Wel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-04308-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Country & western Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Country & western
LSN:	0-252-04308-1
Barcode:	9780252043086

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