Word: hillbillyism
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The crux of the picture's weakness is the sketchy portrayal of the mob on which Martin rode to power. A demagogue succeeds only insofar as he is able to play upon people's fears a frustrations. since he is merely a response to their needs, it is impossible to...
There was another kind of hero forged by the heat and pressure of battle. There was the private, foot all but blown off, chest punctured with machine-gun bullets, face mangled by a mortar chunk, who kept going until he got nearly to the top of the ridge. There, he...
Hey, Joe (Frankie Laine; Columbia). "Where'd you find that purty girlie?" twangs Singer Laine in a hooting, hiccuping style that is apparently intended to assure an authentic hillbilly flavor.
Eddy Arnold Show (Tues. & Thurs., 7:30 p.m., NBCTV) tries gamely to flesh out its hillbilly tunes with production numbers in the Hit Parade manner. Billed as "the Tennessee Plowboy," unsponsored Eddy Arnold strums a guitar, beats out songs like Moonlight & Roses in country rhythm, and gets informal support from...
The boys believe they may be getting into the "fanatic fan" class. Says Jethro: "After we appeared on a hillbilly show at Symphony Hall in Boston-that's the best hillbilly town ever-the young gals outside like to tore us apart.