Sweet dreams : the world of Patsy Cline /

A country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success, Patsy Cline embodied the power and appeal of women in country music, helping open the lucrative industry to future female solo artists. Bringing together noted authorities on Patsy Cline and country music, this book examines the regiona...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Hofstra, Warren R., 1947- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2013
Series:Music in American life.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Patsy Cline and the transformation of the working-class south / Bill C. Malone
  • Legacy and legend : the cultural world of Patsy Cline's Winchester / Warren R. Hofstra and Mike Foreman
  • Patsy Cline and the problem of respectability / Beth Bailey
  • Cultural scripts and Patsy Cline's career in the 1950s / Kristine M. McCusker ; Interlude. The early years : hard times, and good times for country music in 1950s Washington, D.C. / George Hamilton IV
  • Patsy Cline : a television star / Douglas Gomery
  • 'Nothing but a little ole pop song' : Patsy Cline's music style and the evolution of genre in the 1950s / Jocelyn R. Neal
  • 'Becoming a postage stamp' : Patsy Cline, visual image, and the celebrity process / Joli Jensen
  • Afterword : the historical significance of Patsy Cline / Warren R. Hofstra.