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Dust, Depression, and the Rise of Country Grit
· 31 min · S2 E3
Episode Dust, Depression, and the Rise of Country Grit
We journey back to the Dust Bowl days and the heartache of the Great Depression, a time when America’s fields were cracked, but its spirit remained unbroken. As families lost farms and futures, country music became more than just a sound. It became a lifeline. From the desperation of the Dust Bowl to the resilience echoing from porch radios, we explore how economic despair gave rise to the second generation of country music. With steel guitars crying out across the plains and ballads of hardship and hope filling the air, this is the story of how music helped a nation hold on.
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