Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend (Music in American Life) - Tapa blanda

Hagood, Taylor

 
9780252087110: Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend (Music in American Life)
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ISBN 10: 0252087119 ISBN 13: 9780252087110
Editorial: University of Illinois Press, 2023

Sinopsis

The artist’s impact on country music and how his death changed the genre

A beloved member of the country music community, David “Stringbean” Akeman found nationwide fame as a cast member of Hee Haw. The 1973 murder of Stringbean and his wife forever changed Nashville’s sense of itself. Millions of others mourned not only the slain couple but the passing of the way of life that country music had long represented.

Taylor Hagood merges the story of Stringbean’s life with an account of murder and courtroom drama. Mentored by Uncle Dave Macon and Bill Monroe, Stringbean was a bridge to country’s early days. His instrumental savvy and old-time singing style drew upon a deep love for traditional country music that, along with his humor and humanity, won him the reverence of younger artists and made his violent death all the more shocking. Hagood delves into the unexpected questions and uneasy resolutions raised by the atmosphere of retribution surrounding the murder trial and recounts the redemption story that followed decades later.

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Taylor Hagood is a professor in the department of English at Florida Atlantic University. His books include Faulkner, Writer of Disability and Secrecy, Magic, and the One-Act Plays of Harlem Renaissance Women Writers.

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Editorial
University of Illinois Press
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0252087119
ISBN 13 
9780252087110
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
272
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9780252044984: Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend (Music in American Life)

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ISBN 10:  0252044983 ISBN 13:  9780252044984
Editorial: University of Illinois Press, 2023
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