Episode 4: Companion Playlist
In Episode 4, The Redneck-isode Part 1 we mention so many great songs. Listen to most of them here.
Over the past few months, we compiled our Ultimate Country on Rednecks playlist. It became our inspiration for this series.
To read an excellent assessment of the problem of Morgan Wallen and the larger, cultural issue of white supremacy in country music, check out this article and also this one. In fact, countryqueer.com is an great source for country music journalism and will help you in your search for your next favorite queer country artists!
Look for the Hillbilly documentary with a Hulu subscription or rent it from YouTube/Amazon Prime.
Find The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Dragging Dixie Out of the Dark online or (better yet) at your local independent bookstore!
The final redneck song we discuss, “Redneck War” by Ron Short is not on Spotify, but it IS on this compilation CD. I would love to direct you ANYWHERE besides Amazon, but that’s where I was able to find a link to purchase it.
I put another song by Ron Short and the Possum Playboys on our playlist as a placeholder.
You can watch Harlan County, U.S.A. with an HBO Max subscription or rent it from YouTube/Amazon Prime.
Download Redneck Celebrity Bingo Cards here!
This is the cookie jar we referenced. It’s a thing of beauty.
Purchase “Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power” by Amy Sonnie and James Tracy here, or try your local library!