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I'd Fight the World
- Author
- Peter La Chapelle
- Narrator
- Chris Abernathy
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 10 March 2020
- Run Time
- 9 hours 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Peter La Chapelle
- Narrator
- Chris Abernathy
- Duration
- 9 hours 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 March 2020
- ISBN
- 9781705200643
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- History, Society and culture: general, Music: styles and genres, Popular culture, History of the Americas, Music, Traditional and folk music, History of music, Music reviews and criticism, Politics and government, Politics and government
Synopsis
Long before the United States had presidents from the world of movies and reality TV, we had scores of politicians with connections to country music. In I'd Fight the World, Peter La Chapelle traces the deep bonds between country music and politics, from the nineteenth-century rise of fiddler-politicians to more recent figures like Pappy O'Daniel, Roy Acuff, and Rob Quist. These performers and politicians both rode and resisted cultural waves: some advocated for the poor and dispossessed, and others voiced religious and racial anger, but they all walked the line between exploiting their celebrity and righteously taking on the world. La Chapelle vividly shows how country music campaigners have profoundly influenced the American political landscape.
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