The hayloft gang : the story of the National Barn Dance

The hayloft gang : the story of the National Barn Dance /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Berry, Chad, 1963-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2008]
Series:	Music in American life.
Subjects:	National Barn Dance (Radio program) Country music > Middle West > History and criticism. Radio broadcasting > Illinois > Chicago > History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Assessing the National Barn Dance / Chad Berry
The rise of rural rhythm / Paul Tyler
Music of the postwar era / Wayne W. Daniel
Chicago as forgotten country music mecca / Lisa Krissoff Boehm
Early broadcasting and radio audiences / Susan Smulyan
Race and rural identity / Michael T. Bertrand
Patriarchy and the great depression / Kristine McCusker
Cowboys in Chicago / Don Cusic
The National Folk Festival / Michael Ann Williams.