"Linthead Stomp" by Patrick Huber (part 1 of 7)

This video contains a lecture by Patrick Huber on his book "Linthead Stomp: The Creation of Country Music in the Piedmont South," presented on March 30, 2009 at UNC's Wilson Library as part of the Southern Historical Collection Book Series.

Book description:

Contrary to popular belief, the roots of American country music do not lie solely on southern farms or in mountain hollows. Rather, much of this music recorded before World War II emerged from the bustling cities and towns of the Piedmont South. No group contributed more to the commercialization of early country music than southern factory workers. In "Linthead Stomp," Patrick Huber explores the origins and development of this music in the Piedmont's mill villages. Huber offers vivid portraits of a colorful cast of Piedmont millhand musicians, including Fiddlin' John Carson, Charlie Poole, Dave McCarn, and the Dixon Brothers, and considers the impact that urban living, industrial work, and mass culture had on their lives and music.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• country music
• hillbilly music
• southern music
• cotton mill
• mills
• folklife

[kokycoal]

I am wondering if you know the author who wrote the song "Linthead Stomp." I am standing right next to the son of the man who did and that man is Phebel Wright.