Sweet dreams : the world of Patsy Cline /
Sweet dreams : the world of Patsy Cline /
edited by Warren R. Hofstra.
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 198 pages).
- Music in American life .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Patsy Cline and the transformation of the working-class south / Legacy and legend : the cultural world of Patsy Cline's Winchester / Patsy Cline and the problem of respectability / Cultural scripts and Patsy Cline's career in the 1950s / Patsy Cline : a television star / 'Nothing but a little ole pop song' : Patsy Cline's music style and the evolution of genre in the 1950s / 'Becoming a postage stamp' : Patsy Cline, visual image, and the celebrity process / Afterword : the historical significance of Patsy Cline / Bill C. Malone -- Warren R. Hofstra and Mike Foreman -- Beth Bailey -- Kristine M. McCusker ; Interlude. The early years : hard times, and good times for country music in 1950s Washington, D.C. / George Hamilton IV -- Douglas Gomery -- Jocelyn R. Neal -- Joli Jensen -- Warren R. Hofstra.
A country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success, Patsy Cline embodied the power and appeal of women in country music, helping open the lucrative industry to future female solo artists. Bringing together noted authorities on Patsy Cline and country music, this book examines the regional and national history that shaped Cline's career and the popular culture that she influenced with her music.
9780252094989
2021701836
Cline, Patsy, 1932-1963.
Country music--History and criticism.
Country music--Social aspects.
Electronic Books.
ML420 / .S944 2013
Includes bibliographies and index.
Patsy Cline and the transformation of the working-class south / Legacy and legend : the cultural world of Patsy Cline's Winchester / Patsy Cline and the problem of respectability / Cultural scripts and Patsy Cline's career in the 1950s / Patsy Cline : a television star / 'Nothing but a little ole pop song' : Patsy Cline's music style and the evolution of genre in the 1950s / 'Becoming a postage stamp' : Patsy Cline, visual image, and the celebrity process / Afterword : the historical significance of Patsy Cline / Bill C. Malone -- Warren R. Hofstra and Mike Foreman -- Beth Bailey -- Kristine M. McCusker ; Interlude. The early years : hard times, and good times for country music in 1950s Washington, D.C. / George Hamilton IV -- Douglas Gomery -- Jocelyn R. Neal -- Joli Jensen -- Warren R. Hofstra.
A country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success, Patsy Cline embodied the power and appeal of women in country music, helping open the lucrative industry to future female solo artists. Bringing together noted authorities on Patsy Cline and country music, this book examines the regional and national history that shaped Cline's career and the popular culture that she influenced with her music.
9780252094989
2021701836
Cline, Patsy, 1932-1963.
Country music--History and criticism.
Country music--Social aspects.
Electronic Books.
ML420 / .S944 2013