From the smiling, sentimental mothers portrayed in 1930s radio barn dance posters, to the sexual shockwaves generated by Elvis Presley, to the female superstars redefining contemporary country music, gender roles and imagery have profoundly influenced the ways country music is m…
This interdisciplinary collection of essays examines how gender conventions, both masculine and feminine, have structured the creation and marketing of country music.
From the smiling, sentimental mothers portrayed in 1930's radio barn dance posters, to the sexual shock waves generated by Elvis Presley, to the female superstars redefining contemporary country music, gender roles and imagery have profoundly influenced the ways country music is…
From the smiling, sentimental mothers portrayed in 1930's radio barn dance posters, to the sexual shock waves generated by Elvis Presley, to the female superstars redefining contemporary country music, gender roles and imagery have profoundly influenced the ways country music is…
Country music's debt to African American music has long been recognized. Black musicians have helped to shape the styles of many of the most important performers in the country canon. The partnership between Lesley Riddle and A.P. Carter produced much of the Carter Family's repe…