This dissertation examines the rural southern cultural themes utilized in southern music since the early seventeenth century. By so doing, music becomes culturally accepted and therefore, it reinforces the messages, the opinions, and the ideas of southern society. In order for music to reflect southern culture it must speak the language of the region, exhibit regional cultural attributes, and accept the distinctive characteristics of the rural South. Music is a major force in American life, and this mode of communication has reflected southern society as much as any social institution. This dissertation explores an aspect of southern culture that has heretofore been ignored.
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