Episode Sixteen: Lulu Belle, Part 1

Lulu Belle, kicking against the pricks of National Barn Dance, sets the template for feisty country music women for years to come.

Songs:  West Wing Theme - Snuffy Walden Elviry Weaver - Square dance call from The Grand Ole Opry Lulu Belle and Burrhead - Hi Rinktum Inktum Doodle Lulu Belle and Scotty - My Blue Ridge Mountain Home Lulu Belle and Burrhead - Daffy Over Taffy Lulu Belle and Burrhead - I’m Going Out West This Fall Lulu Belle and Burrhead - Little Black Moustache Lulu Belle and Scotty - Madam, I’ve Come to Marry You Lulu Belle and Scotty - Cindy

References: Berry, C. (Ed.). (2008). The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press. Boy Named Sue : Gender and Country Music. (2004). K. M. McCusker & Di. Pecknold (eds.), University Press of Mississippi. Brown, Elgar (Dec. 1936) Lulu Belle's Story of the Feisty Cure. Radio Guide. Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown. Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge. Fox, P. (2009). Natural acts: Gender, race, and rusticity in country music. University of Michigan Press. Jones, L. (2008). Country Music Humorists and Comedians. University of Illinois Press. Lightfoot, William C. (1987) “Belle of the Barn Dance: Reminiscing with Lulu Belle Wiseman Stamey,” Journal of Country Music 12, no. 1: 2–15. McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press. Stand By! https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/Stand%20By/ Vander Wel, S. (2020). Hillbilly Maidens, Okies, and Cowgirls: Women's Country Music, 1930-1960. University of Illinois Press. WLS at the Chicago World's Fair (1933) WLS Behind the Scenes (1932). https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/WLS-Behind-The-Scenes.pdf WLS Family Album (1933, 1935) https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/ Wiseman, Lulu Belle. (1989) Interview WWL Road Gang Air Check #3.

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