Dallas's Music of Diverse Cultures Blog

When I first heard about this blog assignment, I was so excited! Unfortunately, my computer will not allow me to set up any video conference for the interview. Yet, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Hence, I will be quoting what I was told and the meaning behind the answers. With this being said, let's get into it! I decided to interview my grandmother Judy Singleton, better known as Momma Judy. A little background information on the infamous Momma Judy. Judy was the daughter of Nell and Quinn Cooper. She was born in 1944, as well as her future husband Roger Michael Singleton the first. (better known as Daddy Duke or Duke) The two began dating in January 1962 at only 17 years old. A little over 2 years later, they were married on August 15th, 1964. Which makes the final question even more special.  (Judy and Duke Singleton)  I chose Momma Judy because of th...

     By now I'm sure you're tired of reading a blog about country music from me. However, with the topic of gender in music, I do not think that I would be able to analyze any other music genre other than counrty music. So with that being said, let's dive into how gender has not only affected the country genre world, but has also shaped it to what it is today.  (I have placed both sets of lyrics below!)      I'd like to start my blog with The song I got the boy by Jana Kramer. Not only is Jana Kramer's I got the boy A perfect example of gender within the country music genre, but it is also an example of that heartbreak type of country music that we see so often. This song is about high school sweethearts and how she was so many of his first. However, now he has just been newly married to someone else. This song speaks of those ways and relationships that someone is always going to be your first and you’ll forever be with someone whether you like to rem...

  What kind of music do you think of when I say “country music”? Perhaps it is the 60's and 70’s country or 80’s and 90’s? Well for myself I personally think about the 2000's to present day when i hear “country”. I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that growing up, I only listened to 80’s pop and rock, not country music. Yet, as I have grown older I have found myself resonating with country music in a deeper way than any other kind of music. Not In a cry to breakup songs over a boy type resonating, but an emotional tie whether that be sad, happy, angry, or even joyful. So why don't we look into what has shaped “late country” into what it is today.  I'd like to my blog on thinking about how late country has formed throughout 2000’s to present day by What kind of music do you think of when I say "country music"? Perhaps it is the 60's and 70's country or 80's and 90's? Well, for myself, I personally think about the 2000s to the present ...