Don't Get above Your Raisin'

Country Music and the Southern Working Class

Bill C Malone author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Published:14th Nov '05

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Combining the history of country music's roots with portraits of its primary performers, this work examines the close relationship between "America's truest music" and the working-class culture that has constituted its principal source, nurtured its development, and provided its most dedicated supporters.A high-spirited history of country music's roots combined with vivid portraits of its principal performers

Winner of the Chicago Folklore Prize, 2003. A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2003.

  • Winner of <DIV>Winner of the Chicago Folklore Prize, 2003. A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2003.</DIV> 2003

ISBN: 9780252073663

Dimensions: 235mm x 149mm x 38mm

Weight: 680g

432 pages