The Advanced Country Music Syllabus
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Have you been inspired, consoled, or driven to kicking off your shoes throwin’ em on the floor and dancin’ in the kitchen till the mornin’ light by country music?
Well, come on in: https://a-better-country.ghost.io/the-syllabus/
Well, come on in: https://a-better-country.ghost.io/the-syllabus/
Here’s a fun #countrymusic fact I’m writing about: Tim McGraw released a song in 1994 called “Give It to Me Strait” that’s just George Strait song titles arranged into lyrics.
This is almost twenty years BEFORE George Strait won his third, and presumably last, Entertainer of the Year.
This is almost twenty years BEFORE George Strait won his third, and presumably last, Entertainer of the Year.
April 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here’s a fun #countrymusic fact I’m writing about: Tim McGraw released a song in 1994 called “Give It to Me Strait” that’s just George Strait song titles arranged into lyrics.
This is almost twenty years BEFORE George Strait won his third, and presumably last, Entertainer of the Year.
This is almost twenty years BEFORE George Strait won his third, and presumably last, Entertainer of the Year.
Hey y'all, my name's Jeremy S. Wade (not the River Monsters guy), I'm a Writing Studies professor, and I'm starting a newsletter called The Advanced Country Music Syllabus soon (after spring semester?). It's probably the cheapest tuition you'll ever see.
a-better-country.ghost.io/the-syllabus/
a-better-country.ghost.io/the-syllabus/
The Syllabus
Funky blues
Keen-toed shoes
High water pants
Saddy night dance
Red soda water
And anybody’s daughter
—“Country Lover” by Maya Angelou, Pulitzer and Grammy winner
I am a serious country music afici...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Hey y'all, my name's Jeremy S. Wade (not the River Monsters guy), I'm a Writing Studies professor, and I'm starting a newsletter called The Advanced Country Music Syllabus soon (after spring semester?). It's probably the cheapest tuition you'll ever see.
a-better-country.ghost.io/the-syllabus/
a-better-country.ghost.io/the-syllabus/