I'd Fight the World: A Political History of Old-Time, Hillbilly, and Country Music (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226923000)

Long before the United States had presidents from the world of movies and reality TV, we had scores of politicians with connections to country music. In I'd Fight the World, Peter La Chapelle traces the deep bonds between country music and politics, from the nineteenth-century rise of fiddler-politicians to more recent figures like Pappy O'Daniel, Roy Acuff, and Rob Quist. These performers and politicians both rode and resisted cultural waves: some advocated for the poor and dispossessed, and others voiced religious and racial anger, but they all walked the line between exploiting their celebrity and righteously taking on the world. La Chapelle vividly shows how country music campaigners have profoundly influenced the American political landscape.

Author: Peter La Chapelle
ISBN-10: 0226923002
ISBN-13: 9780226923000
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 09/09/2019
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/12/2019 pg. 1