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Rednecks and Bluenecks: The Politics of Country Music by Chris Willman (The New Press)
New York's been overrun by country music for the past week. Today, we speak with Entertainment Weekly’s senior writer Chris Willman for a round-up of the week’s events. We'll get his take on so-called Red state music here in Blue state territory. And, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. Cash's life is being celebrated in a new film coming out at the end of this week. We’ll take an in-depth look at the story of the Folsom prison recording. And we speak with New Yorker writer Sasha Frere-Jones about hip hop…from Houston.
Rednecks & Bluenecks
As New York's first-ever Country Music Association Awards get underway, we take look at the politics of country music with author Chris Willman.
» Country Music Association Web site
» More on Chris Willman's Rednecks and BluenecksWeb site
» Country Music Association Web site
» More on Chris Willman's Rednecks and BluenecksWeb site
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
The story behind the classic recording with author Michael Streissguth.
» Review of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.
» Review of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.
Hip hop in Houston
How Houston is hopping to a hip hop beat with Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker magazine.
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