CONTRIBUTORS INTRODUCTION: Situating Country Music Studies Travis D. Stimeling Chapter 1: "Come Hither to Go Yonder": The Folklorist's Zigzag Path to Country Music Studies Erika Brady Chapter 2: The "Southernness" of Country Music Patrick Huber Chapter 3: The Country Music Association, The Country Music Foundation, and Country Music's History Diane Pecknold Chapter 4: Country Music as Cultural Practice Clifford R. Murphy Chapter 5: Geography and Country Music: Constructing "Geo-Cultural" Identities Jada Watson Chapter 6: On the Notion of "Old-Time" in Country Music Greg Reish Chapter 7: Country Music and Recording Practice Travis D. Stimeling Chapter 8: The Singing Voice in Country Music Stephanie Vander Wel Chapter 9: This Machine Plays Country Music: Invention, Innovation, and the Pedal Steel Guitar Tim Sterner Miller Chapter 10: Country Music and the Recording Industry Charles L. Hughes Chapter 11: Country Radio: The Dialectic of Format and Genre Eric Weisbard Chapter 12: Country Music and Television Tracey E.W. Laird Chapter 13: Country Music and Film Barry Mazor Chapter 14: The Sociology of Country Music Richard Lloyd Chapter 15: Class in Country Music Leigh H. Edwards Chapter 16: Race in Country Music Scholarship Olivia Carter Mather Chapter 17: Gendered Stages: Country Music, Authenticity, and the Performance of Gender Kristine M.

McCusker Chapter 18: Sexuality in Country Music Pamela Fox Chapter 19: On the Sacred in Country Music Stephen Shearon Chapter 20: Goin' Hillbilly Nuts: Fashion Culture and Visual Style in Country Music Caroline Gnagy Chapter 21: Whither the Two-Step: Country Dance Re-Writes Its Musical Lineage Jocelyn R. Neal Chapter 22: "These Are My People": The Politics of Country Music Jason Mellard Chapter 23: Country Music and Fan Culture Jonathan Wynn Chapter 24: What's International About International Country Music?: Country Music and National Identity around the World Nathan D. Gibson INDEX.