A Boy Named Sue: Gender and Country Music

by Kristine M. McCusker and Diane Pecknold

From the smiling, sentimental mothers portrayed in 1930s radio barn dance posters, to the sexual shockwaves generated by Elvis Presley, to the female superstars redefining contemporary country music, gender roles and imagery have profoundly influenced the ways country music is made and enjoyed. Proper male and female roles have influenced the kinds of sounds and images that could be included in country music; preconceptions of gender have helped to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578066786
• ISBN13: 9781578066780
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"