Peter La Chapelle
November 7, 2019
Between 1878 and the turn of the 21st Century, country music, old-time fiddle music, hillbilly music, and bluegrass were central aspects of campaigning for many politicians. In this episode of Inquiry we talk with PETER LA CHAPELLE, a professor of history at Nevada State College about his fascinating new history: I’D FIGHT THE WORLD: A POLITICAL HISTORY OF OLD-TIME, HILLBILLY, AND COUNTRY MUSIC.
