{"product_id":"smile-when-you-call-me-jeffrey-lange-9780820326238","title":"Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday, country music enjoys a national fan base that transcends both economic and social boundaries. Sixty years ago, however, it was primarily the music of rural, working-class whites living in the South and was perceived by many Americans as \"hillbilly music.\" In \u003ci\u003eSmile When You Call Me a Hillbilly\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeffrey J. Lange examines the 1940s and early 1950s as the most crucial period in country music's transformation from a rural, southern folk art form to a national phenomenon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his meticulous analysis of changing performance styles and alterations in the lifestyles of listeners, Lange illuminates the acculturation of country music and its audience into the American mainstream. Dividing country music into six subgenres (progressive country, western swing, postwar traditional, honky-tonk, country pop, and country blues), Lange discusses the music's expanding appeal. As he analyzes the recordings and comments of each of the subgenre's most significant artists, including Roy Acuff, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, and Red Foley, he traces the many paths the musical form took on its road to respectability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLange shows how along the way the music and its audience became more sophisticated, how the subgenres blended with one another and with American popular music, and how Nashville emerged as the country music hub. By 1954, the transformation from \"hillbilly\" music to country music was complete, precipitated by the modernizing forces of World War II and realized by the efforts of promoters, producers, and performers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Lange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820326232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820326238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.48w x 0.84d","brand":"Jeffrey Lange","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926504341759,"sku":"9780820326238","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e0a87046-f17a-4f77-b124-4ba352303cf2.jpg?v=1681083445","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smile-when-you-call-me-jeffrey-lange-9780820326238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}