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A boy named Sue : gender and country music /

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 made and enjoyed. Prop...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: McCusker, Kristine M. (Éditeur intellectuel), Pecknold, Diane (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2004.
Collection:American made music series.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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 made and enjoyed. Proper male and female roles have influenced the kinds of sounds and images that could be included in country music; preconceptions of gender have helped to determine the songs and artists audiences would buy or reject; and gender has shaped the identities listeners made for themselves in relation to th.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xxiv, 232 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (page xxiv) and index.
ISBN:9781604739565
1604739568
9786612555619
6612555610