{"product_id":"the-hayloft-gang-the-story-of-the-national-barn-dance-9780252075575","title":"The Hayloft Gang  The Story of the National Barn Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn astute collection of inquiries into the rich history and impact of the National Barn Dance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An interesting but complicated book. . . . I highly recommend it.”--\u003ci\u003eAppalachian Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well written and informative.”--\u003ci\u003eDirty Linen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable resource for those who want to understand how country music, rural imagery, and nostalgia permeated twentieth-century American life.\"--Joli Jensen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nashville Sound: Authenticity, Commercialization, and Country Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eNational Barn Dance\u003c\/i\u003e's importance has long been underappreciated in the scholarship on country music, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hayloft Gang\u003c\/i\u003e makes a vital contribution to be welcomed by academics and aficionados alike. A particularly strong group of authoritative voices on the history of country music, early radio broadcasting, and American culture.\"--Diane Pecknold, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Selling Sound: The Rise of the Country Music Industry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eLoyal Jones\u003c\/i\u003e   vii  Acknowledgments   xi\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Assessing the National Barn Dance \u003ci\u003eChad Berry\u003c\/i\u003e   1  1. The Rise of Rural Rhythm \u003ci\u003ePaul L. Tyler\u003c\/i\u003e   19  2. Music of the Postwar Era \u003ci\u003eWayne W. Daniel\u003c\/i\u003e   72  3. Chicago as Forgotten Country Music Mecca \u003ci\u003eLisa Krissoff Boehm\u003c\/i\u003e   101  4. Early Broadcasting and Radio Audiences \u003ci\u003eSusan Smulyan\u003c\/i\u003e   119  5. Race and Rural Identity \u003ci\u003eMichael T. Bertrand\u003c\/i\u003e   130  6. Patriarchy and the Great Depression \u003ci\u003eKristine M. McCuscker\u003c\/i\u003e   153  7. Cowboys in Chicago \u003ci\u003eDon Cusic\u003c\/i\u003e   168  8. The National Folk Festival \u003ci\u003eMichael Ann Williams\u003c\/i\u003e   187  Afterword \u003ci\u003eStephen Parry\u003c\/i\u003e   199  Contributors   205\u003cbr\u003e Index   207","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151084450135,"sku":"9780252075575","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252075575.jpg?v=1762960071","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hayloft-gang-the-story-of-the-national-barn-dance-9780252075575","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}