Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly - Jeffrey J. Lange - Bog

In his analysis of changing performance styles and alterations in the lifestyles of listeners, Jeffrey Lange illuminates the acculturation of country music and its audience into the American mainstream. Dividing country music into six subgenres (progressive country, western swing, postwar traditional, honky-tonk, country pop, and country blues), Lange discusses the music's expanding appeal.