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Proud to Be an Okie brings to life the influential country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930's to the early 1970's. The first work to fully illuminate the political and cultural aspects of this intriguing story, the book takes us from Woody Guthrie's radical hillbilly show on Depression-era radio to Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" in the late 1960's. It explores how these migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, to embrace the New Deal, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences before turning toward a more conservative outlook. What emerges is a clear picture of how important Southern California was to country music and how country music helped shape the politics and culture of Southern California and of the nation.

Popular culture --- Music --- Country music --- Culture, Popular --- Mass culture --- Pop culture --- Popular arts --- Communication --- Intellectual life --- Mass society --- Recreation --- Culture --- Art music --- Art music, Western --- Classical music --- Musical compositions --- Musical works --- Serious music --- Western art music --- Western music (Western countries) --- Country and western music --- Hillbilly music --- Western and country music --- Folk music --- Popular music --- Old-time music --- History --- Political aspects. --- History and criticism. --- Country music - California - History and criticism. --- 1930s. --- 1960s. --- 1970s. --- 20th century. --- america. --- american music. --- country music scene. --- country music. --- cultural history. --- cultural politics. --- depression era. --- dust bowl migration. --- great depression. --- hillbilly. --- identity. --- los angeles. --- mass media. --- mass migration. --- merle haggard. --- migrant musicians. --- migration. --- music and culture. --- music historians. --- music history. --- new deal. --- oklahoma. --- political history. --- regional history. --- southern california. --- united states. --- us history. --- woody guthrie.