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Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California

Peter La Chapelle

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Description:"Proud to Be an Okie "brings to life the influential country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. The first work to fully illuminate the political and cultural aspects of this intriguing story, the book takes us from Woody Guthrie's radical hillbilly show on Depression-era radio to Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" in the late 1960s. It explores how these migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, to embrace the New Deal, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences before turning toward a more conservative outlook. What emerges is a clear picture of how important Southern California was to country music and how country music helped shape the politics and culture of Southern California and of the nation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California. To get started finding Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 364

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: 2007

ISBN: 0520940008

Description: "Proud to Be an Okie "brings to life the influential country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. The first work to fully illuminate the political and cultural aspects of this intriguing story, the book takes us from Woody Guthrie's radical hillbilly show on Depression-era radio to Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" in the late 1960s. It explores how these migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, to embrace the New Deal, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences before turning toward a more conservative outlook. What emerges is a clear picture of how important Southern California was to country music and how country music helped shape the politics and culture of Southern California and of the nation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California. To get started finding Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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