Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Hall, Randal L. (1971-....)
Titre(s) : Lum and Abner [Texte imprimé] : rural America and the golden age of radio / Randal L. Hall
Publication : Lexington, [Kentucky] : University press of Kentucky, copyright 2007
Description matérielle : ix, 255 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : New directions in Southern history
Lien à la collection : New directions in Southern history
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references
"In the 1930s radio stations filled the airwaves with programs and musical performances
about rural Americans - farmers and small-town residents struggling through the Great
Depression. One of the most popular of these shows was Lum and Abner, the brainchild
of Chester "Chet" Lauck and Norris "Tuffy" Goff, two young businessmen from Arkansas.
Beginning in 1931 and lasting for more than two decades, the show revolved around
the lives of ordinary people in the fictional community of Pine Ridge, based on the
hamlet of Waters, Arkansas." ; "The title characters, who are farmers, local officials,
and the keepers of the Jot 'Em Down Store, manage to entangle themselves in a variety
of hilarious dilemmas. The program's gentle humor and often complex characters had
wide appeal both to rural southerners, who were accustomed to being the butt of jokes
in the national media, and to urban listeners, who were fascinated by descriptions
of life in the American countryside." ; "Lum and Abner was characterized by the snappy,
verbal comedic dueling that became popular on radio programs of the 1930s. Using this
format, Lauck and Goff allowed their characters to subvert traditional authority and
to poke fun at common misconceptions about rural life. The show also featured hillbilly
and other popular music, an innovation that drew a bigger audience. As a result, Arkansas
experienced a boom in tourism, and southern listeners began to immerse themselves
in a new national popular culture." ; "In Lum and Abner: Rural America and the Golden
Age of Radio, historian Randal L. Hall explains the history and importance of the
program, its creators, and its national audience. He also presents a treasure trove
of twenty-nine previously unavailable scripts from the show's earliest period, scripts
that reveal much about the Great Depression, rural life, hillbilly stereotypes, and
a seminal period of American radio."--Jacket
Also issued online.
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Titre de couverture : Lum & Abner
Sujet(s) : Lum and Abner (émission radiophonique)
Indice(s) Dewey : 791.447 2 (23e éd.) = Radio (arts du spectacle) - Émission particulière
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813124698. - ISBN 0813124697
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb452703312
Notice n° :
FRBNF45270331
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; A Note on the Scripts ; Lum and Abner Scripts, January 1932 ; Lum and Abner Scripts, December 1933 and January 1934.
