Sweet Dreams The World of Patsy Cline 1st Edition by Warren R Hofstra ISBN 0252037715 9780252037719

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ISBN 10: 0252037715

ISBN 13: 9780252037719 

Author: Warren R. Hofstra

One of the most influential and acclaimed female vocalists of the twentieth century, Patsy Cline (1932–63) was best known for her rich tone and emotionally expressive voice. Born Virginia Patterson Hensley, she launched her musical career during the early 1950s as a young woman in Winchester, Virginia, and her heartfelt songs reflect her life and times in this community. A country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success, 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, Sweet Dreams: The World of Patsy Cline examines the regional and national history that shaped Cline’s career and the popular culture that she so profoundly influenced with her music. In detailed, deeply researched essays, contributors provide an account of Cline’s early performance days in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, analyze the politics of the split between pop and country music, and discuss her strategies for negotiating gender in relation to her public and private persona. Interpreting rich visual images, fan correspondence, publicity tactics, and community mores, this volume explores the rich and complex history of a woman whose music and image changed the shape of country music and American popular culture.   Contributors are Beth Bailey, Mike Foreman, Douglas Gomery, George Hamilton IV, Warren R. Hofstra, Joli Jensen, Bill C. Malone, Kristine M. McCusker, and Jocelyn R. Neal.

Table of contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. Patsy Cline and the Transformation of the Working-Class South

Chapter 2. Legacy and Legend

Chapter 3. Patsy Cline and the Problem of Respectability

Chapter 4. Cultural Scripts and Patsy Cline’s Career in the 1950s

Interlude. The Early Years: Hard Times and Good Times for Country Music in 1950s Washington, D.C.

Chapter 5. Patsy Cline

Chapter 6. “Nothing but a Little Ole Pop Song”

Chapter 7. “Becoming a Postage Stamp”

Afterword. The Historical Significance of Patsy Cline

Contributors

Index

 

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