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Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture
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Thomas Alan Holmes (editor) and
Roxanne Harde (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication date
October 24, 2013
Pages
247
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780739169667
ISBN-10
0739169661
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
Original list price
$90.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: An insightful and wide-ranging look at one of Americaâs most popular genres of music, Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture examines how country songwriters engage with their nationâs religion, literature, and politics. Country fans have long encountered the concept of walking the line, from Johnny Cashâs âI Walk the Lineâ to Waylon Jenningsâs âOnly Daddy Thatâll Walk the Line.â Walking the line requires following strict codes, respecting territories, and, sometimes, recognizing that only the slightest boundary separates conflicting allegiances. However, even as the term acknowledges control, it suggests rebellion, the consideration of what lies on the other side of the line, and perhaps the desire to violate that code. For lyricists, the line presents a moment of expression, an opportunity to relate an idea, image, or emotion. These lines represent boundaries of their kind as well, but as the chapters in this volume indicate, some of the more successful country lyricists have tested and expanded the boundaries as they have challenged musical, social, and political conventions, often reevaluating what âcountryâ means in country music. From Jimmie Rodgersâs redefinitions of democracy, to revisions of Southern Christianity by Hank Williams and Willie Nelson, to feminist retellings by Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton to masculine reconstructions by Merle Haggard and Cindy Walker, to Steve Earleâs reworking of American ideologies, this collection examines how country lyricists walk the line. In weighing the influence of the lyricistsâ accomplishments, the contributing authors walk the line in turn, exploring iconic country lyrics that have tested and expanded boundaries, challenged musical, social, and political conventions, and reevaluated what âcountryâ means in country music.
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Hardcover
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With Thomas Alan Holmes (other contributor) |
from Lexington Books (October 24, 2013)
9780739169667 | details & prices | 247 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $90.00
About: An insightful and wide-ranging look at one of Americaâs most popular genres of music, Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture examines how country songwriters engage with their nationâs religion, literature, and politics.
About: An insightful and wide-ranging look at one of Americaâs most popular genres of music, Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture examines how country songwriters engage with their nationâs religion, literature, and politics.
Paperback
With Thomas Alan Holmes (other contributor) |
from Lexington Books (October 9, 2013)
9780739169674 | details & prices | 247 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $34.99
About: An insightful and wide-ranging look at one of Americaâs most popular genres of music, Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture examines how country songwriters engage with their nationâs religion, literature, and politics.
About: An insightful and wide-ranging look at one of Americaâs most popular genres of music, Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture examines how country songwriters engage with their nationâs religion, literature, and politics.
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