The women of country music : a reader / edited by Charles K. Wolfe and James E. Akenson.
| Other author/creator | Wolfe, Charles K. |
| Other author/creator | Akenson, James Edward, 1943- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2003. |
| Description | ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | Polly Jenkins and her musical plowboys: a vaudeville valedictory / Wayne W. Daniel -- "And no man shall control me": the strange case of Roba Stanley, country's first woman recording star / Charles Wolfe -- "Do you want mustard?" "Yup!": first lady of banjo Roni Stoneman / Ellen Wright -- Getting the word out: the country of Bronwen Wallace and Emmylou Harris / Gloria Nixon-John -- Rose Lee Maphis and working on barn dance radio, 1930-1960 / Kristine McCusker -- "Reconsider Me": Margaret Lewis Warwick and the Louisiana Hayride / Tracy E. W. Laird -- Home to Renfro Valley: John Lair and the women of the barn dance / Michael Ann Williams -- The voice behind the song: Faith Hill, country music, and reflexive identity / Jocelyn Neal -- The cow that's ugly has the sweetest milk / Rebecca Thomas -- Women in Texas music: a conversation with the Texana Dames / Kathleen Hudson -- If you're not in it for love: Canadian women in country music / Linda Jean Daniel -- The yodeling cowgirls: Australian women and country music / Andrew Smith -- Teaching about women in country music / James Akenson. |
| Abstract | In this book, the editors present the best current scholarship and writing on female country musicians. Beginning with an essay on the 1920s career of teenage guitar picker Roba Stanley, the collection continues with contributions that examine Polly Jenkins and Her Musical Plowboys, 50s honky-tonker Rose Lee Maphis, superstar Faith Hill, the relationship between Emmylou Harris and poet Bronwen Wallace, Hee-Haw's banjo-picking Roni Stoneman, and more. Country music is reaching a wider audience than ever, and female musicians have been vital to that shift. This book pays dues to these savvy new players, as well as to the performers who blazed a path for their success. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2003005310 |
| ISBN | 0813122805 (paper : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML394 .W65 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |