Bibliograph

Creating country music, fabricating authenticity, Richard A. Peterson

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Label

Creating country music, fabricating authenticity, Richard A. Peterson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-289) and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Creating country music

Nature of contents

abstracts summaries

Responsibility statement

Richard A. Peterson

Sub title

fabricating authenticity

Table Of Contents

Contents: Introduction : Finding country authority -- pt. 1. Making the music commercial. Atlanta : birthplace of commercial country music -- Renewable tradition : the Carter family and Jimmie Rodgers -- Gallery 1 : The folk vs. pop look -- pt. 2. Fabricating the image of authenticity. Old-timer image of authenticity -- Hillbilly image of authenticity -- Cowboy image of authenticity -- Gallery 2 : Geezers, hillbillies, and cowboys -- Pt. 3. Radio-made country music in the 1930s. The Barn Dance in the air -- Radio station barnstorming -- Soft shell vs. hard core : the Vagabonds vs. Roy Acuff --Gallery 3 : The evolving hard-core and soft-shell looks -- pt. 4. Making country reproducible. Honky-tonk firmament : lives, music, lyrics -- Hank Williams as the personification of country music -- Gallery 4 : Iconic country -- Creating a field called "country" -- pt. 5. Authenticity and the future of country music. Authenticity : a renewable resource -- Can the circle be unbroken?

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