{"product_id":"rednecks-and-bluenecks-the-politics-of-country-music-9781595582188","title":"Rednecks and Bluenecks: The Politics of Country Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn up-close-and-personal take on country musics vast political discord  hailed by The Economist as \"excellent.\"  The nationally acclaimed Rednecks and Bluenecks is veteran Entertainment Weekly journalist Chris Willmans lively account of \"how music makes strange political bedfellows and how artists perceived politics change over time\" (Booklist). How did the erstwhile music of the rural working class come to be the music of choice of the GOP? Rednecks and Bluenecks looks at the way countrys increasing popularity and conservative drift parallel the transformation of the Democratic South into the heart of the Republican mainstream.  Written in a \"breezy  irreverent style\" (Publishers Weekly)  Rednecks and Bluenecks \"explores the left- or right-wing leanings of his subjects  from heavyweights like the Dixie Chicks  Toby Keith  Steve Earle  Brooks \u0026amp; Dunn  and Clint Black to newer  minor artists like the Drive-By Truckers.\" Interviewing \"nearly everyone whos anyone in country music  from Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn to current superstars like Ronnie Dunn\" (In These Times)  Willman makes clear that country is a place where a passionate American political debate is taking place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648230219829,"sku":"ByrdShop_1595582185","price":26.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781595582188.jpg?v=1781713380","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rednecks-and-bluenecks-the-politics-of-country-music-9781595582188","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}