hillbilly
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Stewart didn’t go for polyester suits or arenas, preferring the rough and rowdy “skull orchards” around Fort Pierce where he could alternate between hillbilly rock and progressive bluegrass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The music he made came from Mexico, and it came from Los Angeles, where 1940s Spanish-language swing tunes, Black doo-wop sounds and hillbilly guitar-plucking were mashed together in a molcajete y tejolote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
He’s a hillbilly, an elegist, and a Yale Law School graduate.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2025
Mr Walz becomes the second running mate with claimed ancestry from the island in this year's presidential election, after Donald Trump announced 'Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart' JD Vance as his pick for vice-president.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024
Across the pastures, the incredible vulgarity of highly amplified hillbilly music drifted from the cafe on the highway.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
"It's cool there's a spot for hillbillies like me," says Top.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
From the moment I learned about hillbillies as a child, I was entranced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
The discourse around "hillbillies" shifts according to the country's mood.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2020
“They assumed we were two hillbillies in a pickup truck, as opposed to business owners,” he said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2019
“Of course you know we hillbillies need MusiCares too,” Parton said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2019
