Johnny Cash and the paradox of American identity

Edwards, Leigh H., 1970-

Johnny Cash and the paradox of American identity [electronic resource] / Leigh H. Edwards. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009. - xi, 241 p. - Profiles in popular music . - Profiles in popular music. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and index.

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.


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2013.
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Cash, Johnny--Criticism and interpretation.


Country music--History and criticism.
Country musicians--United States.


Electronic books.

ML420.C265 / E48 2009eb

781.642092