This volume is an encyclopedia of country music performers who have used comedy as a central component of their presentation. Loyal Jones offers a conversationa

Biographical sketches of 12 country music comedians including Minnie Pearl, Homer and Jethro, and George Gobel.

Take funny music seriously! Though often dismissed as silly or derivative, funny music, Lily E. Hirsch argues, is incredibly creative and dynamic, serving multi

Now in its sixth decade, country music studies is a thriving field of inquiry involving scholars working in the fields of American history, folklore, sociology,

“Fifty years after its first publication, Country Music USA still stands as the most authoritative history of this uniquely American art form. Here are the st