Word: hillbillyism
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Two years ago the Springfield hillbillies began moaning and wailing on a two-hour KWTO show called Ozark Jubilee, and ABC put 25 minutes of it on its radio network. Six months later the show was on the ABC-TV network, soon grabbed 90 minutes of prime television time (Sat...
Hillbilly Boom. At last count, 121 hillbillies were dancing, singing and strumming on Jubilee, ambitious youngsters were washing dishes, waiting for their chance to howl their way to success, and Springfield had become accustomed to high-heeled guitar players breezing around town in expensive cars. Jubilee executives figure that they...
Hayride & Opry. Springfield's claim to hillbilly distinction annoys both Nashville, long the mecca of hillbilly music, and Cincinnati. Cincinnati takes pride in Midwestern Hayride (Wed. 10:30 p.m.), which consists of fancy Dans caterwauling heart-rending laments and pretty cowgirls yodeling morosely as they pluck at guitars. The...
Among the other candidates is a voice from the past, ex-governor, ex-Senator W. Lee O'Daniel, who in 1938 appeared on the political scene with hillbilly songs and raucous cries of "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy," and wound up as governor. Now 66, O'Daniel has dusted...
With very few exceptions, Advocate stories in the past few years have invariably centered on either idiots or children. Last year, children seemed to hold the lead, but this year, apparently, the imbeciles have taken over. Realizing that these subjects are easier for developing writers to work with, one still...