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Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California - American Crossroads Peter La Chapelle
Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California - American Crossroads
Peter La Chapelle
Presents the country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. This work explores how migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences.
364 pages, 7 b/w photos 1 line drawing 3 maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 3, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520248892 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 364 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 228 × 22 mm · 512 g |