Johnny Cash international : how and why fans love the man in black /

Johnny Cash international : how and why fans love the man in black /

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Author / Creator:Hinds, Michael, author.
Imprint:Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, [2020]
©2020
Description:viii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Fandom and culture
Fandom & culture.
Subject:
Cash, Johnny -- Appreciation.
Cash, Johnny.
Country music fans.
Popular music fans.
Art appreciation.
Country music fans.
Popular music fans.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12698994
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Other authors / contributors:Silverman, Jonathan, 1965- author.
ISBN:9781609387013
1609387015
9781609387020
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
Summary:"How the world shows it loves Johnny Cash:: a Brazilian records "Hurt" and posts it to YouTube;an elderly shopkeeper in Northern Ireland plays Johnny Cash every day on his tape recorder ; a young man in Tomb, a farm town in southern Norway, sports a Johnny Cash tattoo; a woman in the Netherlands maintains the Johnny Cash Infocenter, an exhaustive resource of Johnny Cash materials worldwide--and gets to wear June Carter's clothing and sleep in Johnny Cash's bedroom. One might have suspected that Johnny Cash's appeal was universal, given his nonstop touring schedule for more than 40 years. But the breadth-and nuance-of his appeal worldwide is stunning, as is the way in which his fans have sought both to further that appeal as well as protect his legacy. International Cash: How the World Loves the Man in Black explores the nature of Johnny Cash's appeal worldwide from the fan perspective, explaining what the worldwide love of the artist tells us about him, the world, the United States, and the nature of fandom. It's also a series of stories about technology and authenticity, as a world easily navigated by the Internet is also one that conceives authenticity as a type of commodity easily displayed. Different eras of technology have also produced different fan behaviours and activities, and they are represented in continuity with one another here. There are Cash superfans who travel extensively to trail Cash's life and perform in homage to him, but there is also another population of Cash fans who express themselves more discreetly, often online. There they are often expressing their love for Cash in uncertain spaces, forums where there are no guarantees that everyone feels the same way as themselves. Here Cash is seen as somebody not only worth admiring, but worth fighting for, and this book shows that Cash fandom is a more active field of politics and commitment than might routinely be assumed"--
Other form:Online version: Hinds, Michael, 1968- Johnny Cash international Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2020. 9781609387020
Review by Choice Review

Hinds (English, Dublin City Univ.) and Silverman (English, Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell) provide a deft exploration of the complexity of Johnny Cash's international fandom. The first chapter, "First Encounters with International Cash Fandom," focuses on fans in Ireland and Norway, and the 13 chapters that follow look at Cash through the eyes and ears of dozens of individuals throughout the world. The authors queried all types and ages, including a young man from Norway who had a tattoo of Cash (along with Elvis) on his leg. There are numerous quotes from their questionnaires, many dealing not only with Cash's music but also with his status as an American icon. Chapter 12, "The Networker," is a fascinating discussion of a tour group from the Netherlands, led by Cash super-fan Elvira van Poelgeest, in 2018. There was a concert in Ireland in 2018 celebrating the 50th anniversary of Cash's At Folsom Prison album, followed the next year by a concert celebrating the San Quentin album. The authors include notes and a few photos. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students. --Ronald D. Cohen, emeritus, Indiana University Northwest

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With this academic yet accessible book, Hinds (English, Dublin City Univ.; coeditor, Rebound: The American Poetry Book) and Silverman (English, Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell; Nine Choices: Johnny Cash and American Culture) present a study of international fans of singer Johnny Cash. They explore the evolution of Cash fandom, from printed fan newsletters during the pre-internet years to current online communities, including the comments sections of YouTube videos. Together, these areas form an "infosphere" of fandom that transcends geography, class, and background. The authors study fans in Ireland, Norway, and Portugal; accompany those who travel to the United States to perform Cash's music and visit sites related to him; and consider how the fans' stories and devotion to Cash reflect on both his music and his status as an iconic American archetype. VERDICT While looking at Johnny Cash fandom specifically, this sociological and pop culture studies text also sheds light on fandom in general.--James Collins, Morristown-Morris Twp. P.L., NJ

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