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A History of Country Music

A History of Country Music

FromThe LRB Podcast


A History of Country Music

FromThe LRB Podcast

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Oct 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Alex Abramovich talks to Thomas Jones about the history of country from Jimmie Rodgers to Lil Nas X, by way of Dolly Parton (and Eddie Van Halen), and the problems with the labels that get applied to American vernacular music.Find Alex Abramovich's piece on Ken Burns' series here: https://lrb.me/countrymusicpodSubscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: https://mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b
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Released:
Oct 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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On the LRB Podcast you'll find recent (and not so recent) pieces read by the author; our 'Close Reading’ series, in which Seamus Perry and Mark Ford consider 20th century poets through the lens of the pieces written about them in the LRB; and a range of other conversations on topics and writers covered in the paper.