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1 online resource (259 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Civil War in Country Music Tradition; 2. ""Bloody War"": War Songs in Early Country Music; 3. ""There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"": The Story behind Its Success; 4. Gene Autry in World War II; 5. Peace in the Valley: The Development of John Lair's Enterprises during WWII; 6. Hayloft Patriotism: The National Barn Dance during World War II; 7. ""Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb"": Nuclear Warfare in Country Music, 1944-56 |
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8. Purple Hearts, Heartbreak Ridge, and Korean Mud: Pain, Patriotism, and Faith in the 1950-53 ""Police Action""9. ""Dear Ivan"": Country Music Perspectives on the Soviet Union and the Cold War; 10. ""True Patriot"": Brian Letton Goes to War; 11. ""Alternative"" to What? O Brother, September 11, and the Politics of Country Music; 12. Ulster Loyalism and Country Music, 1969-85; 13. In Whose Name? Country Artists Speak Out on Gulf War II; 14. Country Music: A Teaching Tool for Dealing with War; List of Contributors |
| Summary |
""Listening to the Beat of the Bomb"" UPK author Charles Wolfe discusses his work and his new book Country Music Goes to War in the NEW YORK TIMES. While Toby Keith suggests that Americans should unite in support of the president, the Dixie Chicks assert their right to criticize the current administration and its military pursuits. Country songs about war are nearly as old as the genre itself, and the first gold record in country music went to the 1942 war song ""There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"" by Elton Britt. The essays in Country Music Goes to War demonstrate that country m |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Country music -- History and criticism
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Country music -- Social aspects
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Music and war.
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Political ballads and songs -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- History & Criticism.
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Country music
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Country music -- Social aspects
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Music and war
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Political ballads and songs
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Akenson, James E
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| ISBN |
9780813149653 |
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0813149657 |
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