03485nam 2200637 a 450 991082423060332120200520144314.01-282-26321-897866122632170-253-00317-2(CKB)1000000000804025(OCoLC)640380219(CaPaEBR)ebrary10326338(SSID)ssj0000300862(PQKBManifestationID)11253367(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000300862(PQKBWorkID)10259833(PQKB)10112940(MiAaPQ)EBC455791(OCoLC)456376592(MdBmJHUP)muse16955(Au-PeEL)EBL455791(CaPaEBR)ebr10326338(CaONFJC)MIL226321(EXLCZ)99100000000080402520080728d2009 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrJohnny Cash and the paradox of American identity /Leigh H. Edwards1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20091 online resource (257 p.) Profiles in popular musicBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-253-22061-0 0-253-35292-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and index.Introduction : Cash as contradiction -- "What is truth?" : authenticity and persona -- "A boy named Sue" : American manhood -- Gender and "the beast in me" : ramblers and rockabillies authenticity and persona -- Race and identity politics -- Man in black : class and national mythologies -- The gospel road : Cash as saint and sinner -- Conclusion : "God's gonna cut you down" : cultural legacies.Throughout his career, Johnny Cash has been depicted -- and has depicted himself -- as a walking contradiction: social protestor and establishment patriot, drugged wildman and devout Christian crusader, rebel outlaw hillbilly thug and elder statesman. Leigh H. Edwards explores the allure of this paradoxical image and its cultural significance. She argues that Cash embodies irresolvable contradictions of American identity that reflect foundational issues in the American experience, such as the tensions between freedom and patriotism, individual rights and nationalism, the sacred and the profane. She illustrates how this model of ambivalence is a vital paradigm for American popular music, and for American identity in general. Making use of sources such as Cash's autobiographies, lyrics, music, liner notes, and interviews, Edwards pays equal attention to depictions of Cash by others, such as Vivian Cash's publication of his letters to her, documentaries and music journalism about him, Walk the Line, and fan club materials found in the archives at the Country Music Foundation in Nashville, to create a full portrait of Cash and his significance as a cultural icon.Profiles in popular music.Country musicHistory and criticismCountry musiciansUnited StatesCountry musicHistory and criticism.Country musicians781.642092Edwards Leigh H.1970-1654235MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824230603321Johnny Cash and the paradox of American identity4005942UNINA