| TITLE: |
Johnny Cash and the paradox of American identity / Leigh H. Edwards. |
| AUTHOR: |
Edwards, Leigh H., 1970- |
| SERIES: |
Profiles in popular music |
| PUBLISHED: |
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
xi, 241 p. ; 24 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and index. |
| NOTES: |
Introduction : Cash as contradiction -- "What is truth?" : authenticity and persona -- "A boy named Sue" : American manhood -- Gender and "the beast in me" : ramblers and rockabillies authenticity and persona -- Race and identity politics -- Man in black : class and national mythologies -- The gospel road : Cash as saint and sinner -- Conclusion : "God’s gonna cut you down" : cultural legacies. |
| SUBJECT: |
Cash, Johnny --Criticism and interpretation. |
| SUBJECT: |
Country music--History and criticism. |
| SUBJECT: |
Country musicians--United States. |
| SUBJECT: |
Profiles in popular music. |
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