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Proud to Be an Okie

Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California
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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.

Author Biography:

Peter La Chapelle is Assistant Professor of History at Nevada State College in Henderson, Nevada.
Release date Australia
April 3rd, 2007
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
7 b-w photos 1 line drawing 3 maps
Pages
364
Dimensions
152x229x23
ISBN-13
9780520248892
Product ID
2317518

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