Peter La Chapelle's Blog
February 2, 2025
October 4, 2020
September 23, 2020
What O Brother Gets Right (and Wrong)
I recently published an essay about my experiences in teaching a class on the Coens' O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The one-eyed dude abides.
Well actually, John Goodman, playing bible salesman Big Dan Teague, doesn't so much abide, as he assails. read more here
September 6, 2020
Appearance on Radio Free Brooklyn
I recently appeared on Jorge Arevalo's excellent Hurdy Gurdy Songs program on Radio Free Brooklyn. Highlights of this broadcast include the playing of a recording by Roy Faulkner, the radio singing cowboy who performed and campaigned for the famous radio quack Doc John R. Brinkley and an analysis of the African American roots of a song that Billy Grammer used to play all the time for George C. Wallace. Listen here, episode 98.
August 31, 2020
"Indispensable"-Jour of Southern History
New, positive review from the Journal of Southern History for I'd Fight the World: A Political History of Old Time, Hillbilly, and Country Music:
Numerous insights make I'd Fight the World an indispensable contribution to the study of American country music and politics. In particular, La Chapelle makes a compelling assertion that country music campaigning marked an early manifestation of the twentieth century's celebrity-style politics, which scholars have typically connected to Hollywood. ,,Continue reading
July 6, 2020
Documenting Religious Country: A Playlist
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June 14, 2020
Segregation & the Opry
A visual Twitter
Segregation & THe Opry
A visual Twitter
