Country Music Doesn’t Deserve Its Conservative Reputation
Musician Nick Shoulders talks to Jacobin about a genre that has long broadcast the struggles and aspirations of working people.
2 Articles by: Willie Jackson
Willie Jackson is a record collector and DJ from Hobart, Tasmania. His show Double or Nothing broadcasts every Monday on Hobart FM.
Country Music Doesn’t Deserve Its Conservative Reputation
The recent controversy over Oliver Anthony is only the latest example of conservatives using country music to push their own agenda. But the genre isn’t inherently right-wing — it can also broadcast the struggles and aspirations of the working class.