ISBN:
9780252053221
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 268 pages)
,
Illustrations (black and white).
Series Statement:
Music in American life
Series Statement:
Illinois scholarship online
DDC:
781.642
Keywords:
Countrymusic
;
Queer-Theorie
;
Country music History and criticism
;
Gender identity in music
;
Gay musicians
;
Transgender musicians
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Though frequently ignored by the music mainstream, queer and transgender country and Americana artists have made essential contributions as musicians, performers, songwriters, and producers. 'Queer Country' blends ethnographic research with analysis and history to provide an i-depth study of these artists and their work. Shana Goldin-Perschbacher delves into the careers of well-known lesbian artists like k.d. lang and Amy Ray and examines the unlikely success of singer-songwriter Patrick Haggerty, who found fame forty years after releasing the first out gay country album. She also focuses on later figures like nonbinary transgender musician Rae Spoon and renowned drag queen country artist Trixie Mattel; and on recent breakthrough artists like Orville Peck, Amythyst Kiah, and chart-topping Grammy-winning phenomenon Lil Nas X.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2022
,
Includes bibliographical references, discography, filmography and index
DOI:
10.5622/illinois/9780252044267.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252044267.001.0001
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