| Description |
ix, 186 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Learning the hard way. -- "Country 'til I die": Contemporary hard country and the incurable unease of class distinction. -- The Possum, the Hag, and the Rhinestone Cowboy: The burlesque abjection of the white male. -- The hard act to follow: Hank Williams and the legacy of hard country stardom. -- Drawing hard lines: Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam, and the Bakersfield sound. -- Dying hard: Hard country at the finish line? |
| Subject |
Country music -- History and criticism.
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| Added Title |
Hard country music and contemporary culture |
| ISBN |
0195108353 |
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0195169425 |
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