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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Cash, Johnny--Criticism and interpretation.
Country music--History and criticism. Country musicians--United States.