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'Don't Be Disrespectful, Young 'Un!': Grandpa Jones and Age Masquerade in Country Music.

From the 1930s to 1950s, dozens of country musicians 'aged-up' by drawing on wrinkles, wearing gray wigs, and behaving like 'old-timers'. Taking as its case study the Kentuckian musician and radio entertainer Louis Marshall 'Grandpa' Jones, this article unpacks the phenomenon of age masquerade in mi...

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Published in:Comparative American Studies Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 5 - 27
Main Author: Buck, Simon
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2023
Subjects:
Country music
Grandfathers
Country musicians
Early music
Masquerades
Music history
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost